More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting cryptocurrency donations.
GorillaWarfare is Molly White, a Wikipedian who has become something of an anti-cryptocurrency activist.
According to one widely cited estimate, the bitcoin network consumes around 200 TWh of energy per year.
If the foundation complies with the community’s request, it wouldn’t be the first organization to stop using cryptocurrencies due to environmental concerns.
Tim Lee was on staff at Ars from 2017 to 2021. In 2021, he launched Full Stack Economics, an independent email newsletter about the economy, technology, and public policy.
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