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Title: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: Mark_Twain on May 04, 2013, 10:16:08 PM
I mean, they are selling t-shirts about "Cypherpunks", "Free Assange", "Corage is Contagious"... But DON'T accept Bitcoins as payment... Just "Pay Pal and Credit Cards"... exactly the people who blocked them financially in the first place! I really don't understand this... Also, Julian himself have been saying in his new book that all our data are being filed, saved, spyed on and stored in certain data base from those big corporations, sold off for governments and other corporations and then... they just accept that kind of payment in their "Wikileaks Shop", i don't understand that. Hey Cypherpunks...! Send them a message!  Wish i could buy some of those t-shirts, wish i could support the cause, but i m definately, in this case, just paying in Bitcoins or similar. Is there a place in their website where people can send messages, suggestions?

Greetings

Mark


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: freedomno1 on May 04, 2013, 10:18:58 PM
Back then Satoshi Explicitly asked for them to not include Bitcoin i believe as it could lead to the total collapse of the currency by being on to many radars in its infancy not sure why not now though


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: uMMcQxCWELNzkt on May 04, 2013, 10:19:04 PM
Wikileaks has shop!  :o ???


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: freedomno1 on May 04, 2013, 10:19:37 PM
Wikileaks has shop!  :o ???


Actually that should have been my first reaction too haha


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: Mark_Twain on May 04, 2013, 10:44:22 PM
Back then Satoshi Explicitly asked for them to not include Bitcoin i believe as it could lead to the total collapse of the currency by being on to many radars in its infancy not sure why not now though

Ok, back then but what about now? Bitcoin is already sailing the "open sea"..., there is no turning back anymore!


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: skull88 on May 04, 2013, 10:52:28 PM
They accept btc's for donation: http://shop.wikileaks.org/donate#dbitcoin

So I guess it should be possible to convince them for accepting them in their shop too.
...also didn't know they had a shop  :-[


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: uMMcQxCWELNzkt on May 04, 2013, 10:58:59 PM
Is the shop part of their donation support strategy? I don't feel Wikileaks should be profiting as a company although I understand if profits go towards the running costs etc.


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: Mark_Twain on May 05, 2013, 12:34:57 AM
How about an contact e-mail from wikileaks?


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: Stunna on May 05, 2013, 07:30:24 AM
Back then Satoshi Explicitly asked for them to not include Bitcoin i believe as it could lead to the total collapse of the currency by being on to many radars in its infancy not sure why not now though

Interesting that he said that, times have changed however.


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: WilderedB on May 05, 2013, 09:00:17 AM
There's a video out there where Julian talks to Eric from Google about bitcoin.

Thought I'd mention it. :)

Lemme see if I can find it..

Well this isn't video but it'll do:

http://www.webpronews.com/julian-assange-eric-schmidt-discuss-censorship-bitcoin-and-the-internet-in-recently-published-conversation-2013-04


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: Mark_Twain on May 06, 2013, 12:00:13 AM
It looks like there is still some "delicate" issues between the Bitcoinworld and the Wikileaks world nowadays. And Satoshi: ...you know man, with all the respect, times change...! For me, i just want to be ready for the great paradigm shift. And for Wikileaks shop: i will not buy your t-shirt with Visa neither Pay Pal - while they donīt integrate Bitcoins :P   


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: Mark_Twain on August 28, 2013, 01:23:57 AM
Just want to report that the Wikileaks Party is selling their products for Bitcoin! Yeah, i already bought a Pullover for me, "Wikileaks Party", courage is contagious! Go Assage!


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: freedomno1 on August 28, 2013, 09:27:46 PM
They even added litecoins


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: 01BTC10 on August 28, 2013, 09:44:05 PM
Instantly bought a Cypherpunk T-Shirt  :D

But didn't see any Bitcoin option at checkout.  :-X


EDIT: Was on Wikileak shop and not Wikileak party...


Title: Re: Why the "Wikileaks Shop" donīt accept Bitcoins?
Post by: 01BTC10 on September 10, 2013, 04:32:38 PM
If they could accept Bitcoin, I will buy more t-shirts.

https://i.imgur.com/oRzAgM8.jpg