Everipedia may be a valuable extension of the existing Wikipedia platform, and it also seems to have an interesting tie-in with cryptocurrencies.
The Concept of Everipedia
Although one would assume Everipedia is the exact same thing as Wikipedia, that is not the case.
It is an online encyclopedia, similar to Wikipedia, but it uses blockchain technology to reward users with cryptocurrency.
Everipedia is also the largest online English encyclopedia, and it contains all of Wikipedia’s English language content.
Providing information to the masses without bias or censorship is always a positive development, and it highlights the potential of blockchain technology.
Most people use Wikipedia to find information online. It is a powerful platform, although there have been some censorship issues over the years. Everipedia may be a valuable extension of the existing Wikipedia platform, and it also seems to have an interesting tie-in with cryptocurrencies.
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the non-profit organization that manages Wikipedia has announced that it has stopped accepting crypto donations. In an update made by the WMF, the organization said it has “has decided to discontinue direct acceptance of cryptocurrency as a means of donating” and also stated that it shall also close its Bitpay account.
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) has announced it will stop accepting crypto donations citing environmental concerns.
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A proposal made by the Wikipedia administrator opted for a vote to know if Wikimedia Foundation would still want to receive cryptocurrency donations. The answer to which was a reverberant no. This particular debate over the mentioned proposal has been going on since January and the vote was concluded with around 400 participants. The common […]
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Wikipedia was founded with the idea of creating a free and accurate source of information on absolutely anything. “[…] written by volunteers, for everyone in the world, it seemed impossible,” states the birthday celebration page.