Dogecoin Creator Mocks Wikipedia for Banning Crypto Donations

Dogecoin Creator Billy Markus took a dig at Wikipedia for banning crypto donations.

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Wikimedia Foundation has finally decided to halt crypto donations after a 3-month long deliberations among its community members.

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The non-profit organization discontinued crypto donations citing environmental reasons.

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Wikimedia Foundation has been accepting cryptocurrency donations since 2014. But the organization will no longer allow that option.

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Dogecoin Creator Billy Markus took a dig at Wikipedia for banning crypto donations.

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Wikimedia Foundation has finally decided to halt crypto donations after a 3-month long deliberations among its community members.

Wikimedia Foundation has finally decided to halt crypto donations after a 3-month long deliberations among its community members.

The non-profit organization discontinued crypto donations citing environmental reasons.

Wikimedia Foundation has been accepting cryptocurrency donations since 2014. But the organization will no longer allow that option.