Mediagazer: Wikipedia editors vote 232 to 94 to request that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto donations; the foundation is not legally bound by the proposal (Timothy B. Lee/Ars Technica)

8:15 PM ET, April 14, 2022

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Josh Funk / Associated Press:

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