http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/07/30/bitbeat-wikipedia-adopts-bitcoin/
Wikipedia is one of the most heavily trafficked sites on the web, and seems a natural fit for bitcoin as a payments system, seeing both are powered by a decentralized network of users, so it’s a wonder it took this long.
In a press release on its website, Wikimedia explained that it had been asked in the past to take bitcoin, and those requests combined with recent events, including the IRS guidance on bitcoin, convinced it to revisit the cryptocurrency. “There is [now] a clear understanding of how to legally manage it
Wikipedia is one of the most heavily trafficked sites on the web, and seems a natural fit for bitcoin as a payments system, seeing both are powered by a decentralized network of users, so it’s a wonder it took this long.
In a press release on its website, Wikimedia explained that it had been asked in the past to take bitcoin, and those requests combined with recent events, including the IRS guidance on bitcoin, convinced it to revisit the cryptocurrency. “There is [now] a clear understanding of how to legally manage it
Finally is all I can say its good that Wikimedia is now accepting Bitcoin donations not just for their T-shirt swag.
All I can really say about that is that first it was the store but now they are starting to use it for more purposes
I remember the debate in wiki on this ^_^.
Also wikipedia is definitely a site I would support so much data sometimes a bit off but that's what sourcing is for its a great starting point.
