Tomasz W. Kozlowski wrote:
Can you let us know the reasons behind the decision of not accepting Bitcoin other than those mentioned on the FAQ page I linked?
Has there been any discussion about simply accepting Bitcoins but not exchanging them? Off-hand, I can't see any potential harm if the Wikimedia Foundation only accepts Bitcoin donations, though I imagine it could make tax reporting trickier. (That is, is it settled whether such a transfer would constitute income? Are Bitcoin donations considered tax deductible?)
This issue probably has enough outside attention to warrant a blog post on the Wikimedia blog (https://blog.wikimedia.org).
MZMcBride