Wikipedia Financial News

02.05 / 06:45

Adoption Donations Wikipedia foundation crypto donations Wikimedia Foundation shutters BitPay account halting crypto donations

The Wikimedia Foundation, which backs Wikipedia, will shut down its BitPay account and has announced it will stop accepting cryptocurrency donations based on community feedback.

14.04 / 16:51

cryptocurrency proof-of-work Wikipedia Bitcoin After Mozilla Abandoned PoW Cryptos Citing Energy Concerns, Wikipedia May Follow

Energy consumption of Proof-of-Work (PoW) cryptoassets has once again become a hot topic as companies start ditching cryptos that use this energy-intensive mechanism for validating transactions and creating new tokens.

14.04 / 01:03

business Environment Wikipedia Bitcoin crypto donations Wikimedia community supports proposal to stop foundation from accepting crypto donations

Requests for comments on a proposal urging the Wikimedia Foundation to stop accepting donations in cryptocurrency have closed, with the majority of users voting in favor.

20.01 / 17:04

Donations Wikipedia Bitcoin crypto donations Wiki continues to accept crypto donations despite pressure to stop

Following a proposal from users to stop accepting crypto donations to Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit confirmed that it would proceed with crypto donations.

13.01 / 06:55

Art NFT Auction Wikipedia 'Emergency': Wikipedia editors vote against classifying NFTs as art

A group of editors on Wikipedia, the free user generated encyclopedia, have voted against classifying NFTs as a form of art and have come to a consensus to shelve the issue until a later date.

17.12 / 13:43

Adoption Apple Auction Wikipedia First Wikipedia edit NFT sells at Christie’s for $750K

After celebrating its 20th anniversary in January, the free Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia continues making history by selling its first nonfungible token (NFT) via auction giant Christie’s.

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