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VLC removed Monero donations after 8 years of acceptance

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Jun 1, 2026 8:14 AM Last edited Jun 1, 2026 10:41 AM
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delisting rip software donation donate non-profit

Some time between February 1st and February 22nd, VLC removed Monero donations after accepting them since January 1st 2018.

02/01/2026 Monero address listed on videolan.org/contribute
02/22/2026 to present Monero address not listed

February 1: https://web.archive.org/web/20260201002822/https://www.videolan.org/contribute.html

February 22: https://web.archive.org/web/20260222233830/https://www.videolan.org/contribute.html

The blog post introducing Monero donations in late 2017 acknowledges the importance of privacy in payments and the flaws of Bitcoin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20251006141423/https://blog.l0cal.com/2017/12/14/update-on-crypto-currency-donations-at-videolan/

Put an archive as the default link for the blog because the blog has a shit ton of trackers. if you want to see the original just find it in the archive or here: https://blog.l0cal.com/2017/12/14/update-on-crypto-currency-donations-at-videolan/

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Nov 11, 2026 4:36 PM
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@eravsar They aren't the only one. Wikipedia users cited similar reasons when they requested that the Wikimedia Foundation should stop accepting cryptocurrency donations, which they did in 2022, they have never accepted XMR though.

This RfC was open to community input between January 10, 2022 and April 12, 2022. A little under 400 users participated in the voting and discussion concerning the proposition that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting cryptocurrency donations.

Common arguments in support include: issues of environmental sustainability, that accepting cryptocurrencies constitutes implicit endorsement of the issues surrounding cryptocurrencies, and community issues with the risk to the movement’s reputation for accepting cryptocurrencies.

Common arguments in opposition include: the existence of less energy-intensive cryptocurrencies (proof-of-stake), that cryptocurrencies provide safer ways to donate and engage in finance for people in oppressive countries, and that fiat currencies also have issues with environmental sustainability.

Excluding new accounts and unregistered users, the tally is 232 to 94, or 71.17% in support of the proposal. These results indicate overall community support, with a significant minority in opposition.

Thus, the Wikimedia community requests that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting cryptocurrency donations.

Original thread:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Requests_for_comment/Stop_accepting_cryptocurrency_donations
Wikimedia's response: https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Requests_for_comment/Stop_accepting_cryptocurrency_donations&oldid=23231055#Update_from_Wikimedia_Foundation

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