[2014-08-10] Wikipedia starts accepting Bitcoins, receives $140,000 in the firs

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http://www.neowin.net/news/wikipedia-starts-accepting-bitcoins-earns-140000-profit-in-the-first-week
 

Wikipedia began accepting donations via Bitcoin just last week, but it has already racked up a sizeable income: over $140,000 in donations via the virtual currency, which it eventually plans to convert to the more stable US dollar for safekeeping.