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Mozilla refuses to accept cryptocurrency after strong opposition to “planetary incineration”

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After the sharp criticism of co-founder Jamie Zawinski sparked backlash from the community, the Mozilla Foundation suspended cryptocurrency donations.

Last week, the development company behind the Firefox browser called for donations in cryptocurrency on Twitter.

But earlier today, Mozilla announced that it has suspended encryption donations due to online discussions surrounding the environmental impact of encryption.

Mozilla said it will continue to explore decentralized network technology, but will only resume cryptocurrency donations if it meets its climate goals. It stated that in the spirit of open source, Mozilla will remain transparent during the review process and continue to share updates.

The show started on December 31, when the organization called for donations of cryptocurrency Via BitPay platform.

The non-profit organization’s post caused opposition from some members of its community, including Mozilla co-founder Jamie Zawinski. Although he has not been in contact with Mozilla since 2000, he criticized the organization in the strongest terms:

“Everyone involved in this project should be extremely ashamed of the decision to cooperate with the Ponzi crook who incinerated the planet.”

in a Blog Zawinski published on his website on January 5 to further talk about the cryptocurrency industry, which he believes is an unrealistic business model. Zawinski believes that the industry creates pollution and converts it into money.

Some members of the community called on Mozilla to delete its appeal for donations and explained how accepting cryptocurrency fits with its mission to fight the ongoing climate crisis.

Twitter user Melissa (@mcbyrne) Say, “Bitcoin is not good for [the] Climate,” and @seglegs be questioned Why Mozilla has become “facilitating environmental disaster” by supporting encryption.

Some community members pointed out that on January 21 last year, the organization’s climate commitments were mentioned on the company’s blog, which quoted CEO Mitchell Baker as saying that Mozilla and its commitment to protecting the environment and responding to the climate crisis Promise of.

according to According to the New York Times, Bitcoin mining consumes more than 91 terawatt-hours of electricity each year-accounting for nearly 0.5% of the world’s annual electricity consumption.

Mozilla is just the latest high-profile example of facing some user anger after making announcements related to encryption and NFT. In recent months, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Kickstarter, and Discord have all faced criticism for the environmental impact of mining and have publicly expressed concerns about crypto fraud and fraud.

Popular video game company Square Enix faces criticism from gamers on social media as its president Matsuda Yosuke expresses his appreciation Weekends are used for blockchain games, NFTs, and meta festivals. Then again, money is better than Keyboard Man, and his comments caused the stock price to rise by 8%.

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Gaming giant Ubisoft is announcing Launch of in-game NFT December 7. Despite strong opposition, Ubisoft will continue to cooperate with Aleph.im in the form of a dynamic NFT.

Also in early December, Kickstarter announced plans Develop a decentralized crowdfunding platformDue to the environmental impact of encryption, some users threatened to abandon the platform.

On November 9, Discord’s CEO Jason Citron shared a tweet indicating that the company intends to allow User connects to encrypted wallet With their account. Users expressed their concerns and talked about the energy required to process blockchain transactions and the possibility of money laundering and fraud in cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

Only two days after posting the tweet, Citron went back and said that the company currently has no plans to integrate the Web 3.0 concept and is committed to protecting its users from fraud, spam and scams.