Other forms of money we do not currently accept include gold coins, Yap money, Tesco Clubcard Points, cowrie shells and cattle.
We could accept any of them in theory.
Though if anyone wants to donate a herd of cattle to Wikimedia UK please could they contact the office in advance.
Chris On 12 Dec 2013 03:31, "Tim Starling" tstarling@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 12/12/13 02:54, Nathan wrote:
Bitcoin isn't native currency for anyone, and anyone who wishes to make a Bitcoin donation could certainly do so using a more standard currency.
Well, this article from a year ago argues that bitcoin is "safer" for donors than donating national currency:
< http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/06/29/wikipedia-accepts-enemies-...
"But just don’t try to donate safely in bitcoin — it’s not accepted." [...]
"Accepting anonymous bitcoin in addition to political currencies can be a way of declaring that freedom of speech still does matter."
I would think that if anonymity is the main concern, a transaction system with a public log of all transactions would not be the best choice.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Anonymity
The obvious time-tested choice for anonymous payment is, of course, cash. Many charities do accept cash donations. Cash could be donated to the local chapter by dropping it into a donation box, then it could be either spent on local programs or forwarded to WMF.
-- Tim Starling
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