This statement is closed.
Decision: False
Wikimedia Foundation will accept Bitcoin as a donation payment method before Febuary 15th, 2013.
Wikimedia Foundation, the organization whose projects include Wikipedia, among others, has decided to back the EFF's stance on the unacceptance of the Bitcoin currency as a method of payment for donations.Read this article by Jon Matonis for more information on the matter:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/06/29/wikipedia-accepts-enemies-of-the-internet-currencies/
However, there is some hope. Wordpress.com, the 20th most popular website in the world, and most importantly, the most widely used blogging platform in the world, has decided to accept Bitcoin as a method of payment for donations.
This is a huge milestone not only for Bitcoin, but the internet as a whole. The Wordpress announcement is getting some serious press coverage, and has the potential to shift the opinions on Bitcoin of many.
The Bitcoin community is now urging the Wikimedia Foundation to reconsider their stance after news about Wordpress' acceptance of the currency broke out.
This statement is true if the Wikimedia Foundation accepts Bitcoin as a payment method for donations before 12:00 a.m ET on Febuary 15th, 2013.
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Opening date: Nov. 17, 2012Bet deadline: Jan. 18, 2013 end of day Eastern Time
Event date: Feb. 15, 2013 end of day Eastern Time
Category: Technology
Total agree bets: 0.90
Total disagree bets: 4.94
Total weighted agree bets: 760.245
Total weighted disagree bets: 3529.418