{"id":55542,"date":"2022-01-07T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=55542"},"modified":"2025-09-04T02:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:04:30","slug":"mozilla-halts-bitcoin-donations-after-user-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/mozilla-halts-bitcoin-donations-after-user-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla halts Bitcoin donations after user criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mozilla Foundation, the group behind the Firefox browser, said it would suspend cryptocurrency donations. The move followed a debate over their environmental impact.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Last week, we tweeted a reminder that Mozilla accepts cryptocurrency donations. This led to an important discussion about cryptocurrency\u2019s environmental impact. We\u2019re listening, and taking action. 1\/4<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/1479143340159422468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mozilla <a href=\\\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/mozilla-now-accepts-bitcoin\/\\\">accepts<\/a> Bitcoin donations since 2014, but criticism had not drawn attention to this fact until recently. On December 31, 2021, the team said it was using the BitPay service, mentioning in a tweet the first cryptocurrencies, Ethereum and Dogecoin.<\/p>\n<p>The post drew a negative reaction, including from the project\u2019s founder Jamie Zawinski.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Hi, I&#39;m sure that whoever runs this account has no idea who I am, but I founded <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@mozilla<\/a> and I&#39;m here to say fuck you and fuck this. Everyone involved in the project should be witheringly ashamed of this decision to partner with planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 j\u0355\u0320\u0326\u032a\u0355\u0313\u035b\u030a\u033e\u0304\u0345w\u0327\u0327\u0333\u032a\u0318\u034a\u030b\u0357\u033e\u0362\u0360z\u0322\u0318\u031e\u0348\u033a\u031e\u0329\u0313\u033d\u0310\u030b\u0357\u0306\u030b\u031a\u035f\u035c (@jwz) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jwz\/status\/1478022085737803776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u00ab\u0412\u0441\u0435\u043c, \u043a\u0442\u043e \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0435, \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0436\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0442\u044b\u0434\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441 \u0443\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0442\u043e\u0436\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0443 \u043c\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438\u00bb, \u2014 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043b \u0417\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u0415\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u043b \u041f\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440 \u041b\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0441, \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439 \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u0432 Firefox \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043c \u043a\u043b\u0438\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0435 Thunderbird \u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u043e\u043a Gecko. \u041f\u043e \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043c, Mozilla \u00ab\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e\u00bb.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-conversation=\\\"none\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Hey <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@mozilla<\/a>, I expect you don\u2019t know me either, but I designed Gecko, the engine your browser is built on. And I\u2019m 100% with <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jwz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@jwz<\/a> on this.<\/p>\n<p>What. The. Actual. Fuck.<\/p>\n<p>You were meant to be better than this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Linss (@plinss) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/plinss\/status\/1478135256683143168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>6 \u044f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u044f Mozilla \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044e\u0442 \u0438 \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0442 \u0435\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435 \u043a\u043b\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0446\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u00ab\u0412 \u0434\u0443\u0445\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0438\u0441\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0446\u0435\u0441\u0441, \u0438 \u043c\u044b \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0443\u043b\u044f\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f\u043c\u0438\u00bb, \u2014 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u0421\u043e\u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u043c\u0435\u043c-\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044e\u0442\u044b Dogecoin \u0411\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u043a\u0443\u0441 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435. \u041f\u043e \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e, Mozilla \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u0434\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u00ab\u043d\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439, \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043a\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442-\u0442\u043e\u043b\u043f\u044b\u00bb.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">thank you for succumbing to an ignorant, reactionary internet mob <\/p>\n<p>wait till them guys hear about the environmental cost of paper dollars and the entire banking infrastructure, i am sure they will have the same level of meltdown about their own constant environmental impact <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/jInIaIA0DS\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/jInIaIA0DS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyM2k\/status\/1479244831901712392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u00ab\u041f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435, \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430 \u044d\u0442\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0443\u0441\u043b\u044b\u0448\u0430\u0442 \u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0438\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u043a\u0430\u0445 \u0431\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432 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\u0431\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0430 <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/study-finds-56-share-of-green-energy-in-bitcoin-mining-industry\">\u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430 56%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u0412 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435 <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/crypto-community-criticises-study-on-green-energy-share-in-bitcoin-mining\">\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0438\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/a>, \u0443\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Ark Invest founder Cathy Wood <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ark-invest-founder-bitcoin-will-be-greener-than-the-traditional-financial-services-sector\">expressed confidence<\/a> that Bitcoin would become more environmentally friendly than the traditional financial services sector over time.<\/p>\n<p>\u041f\u043e\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b ForkLog \u0432 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC9FnXTC8_ENzaNSO5cHQ6g\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\"> YouTube<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mozilla Foundation, behind the Firefox browser, announced it would suspend cryptocurrency donations. 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