Mozilla Foundation Hits Pause on Crypto Donations Following Backlash

The Mozilla Foundation is pausing accepting donations in cryptocurrency following a backlash from scores of people including a founder of the Mozilla Project. From a report: The foundation, which oversees the development of Firefox browser, on Thursday acknowledged conversations around the environment impact that cryptocurrency potentially pose and said it is reviewing whether its current policy on crypto donations 'fits with our climate goals.'

The foundation started to face backlash following a tweet late last year that invited people to donate via using a variety of crypto tokens including Bitcoin. In response to it, Jamie Zawinski expressed dismay at the foundation's move. 'Everyone involved in the project should be witheringly ashamed of this decision to partner with planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters,' he said, adding an expletive.

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