It should be noted that criticism of the projects due to their connection to cryptocurrencies is not a new phenomenon. Back in November 2021, Discord users began criticizing the developers of the project after Discord founder Jason Citron posted a screenshot on Twitter of the cryptocurrency wallets MetaMask and Wallet Connect embedded in the platform’s interface.

Most of Citron’s subscribers didn’t appreciate the initiative, as they don’t understand the nature of digital assets and even consider unique NFT tokens a “global fraudulent scheme”. As a result, they, among others, took it upon themselves to directly blackmail the developer, threatening to cancel paid subscriptions to the service if such an option was introduced. Unfortunately, the Discord team went along with the offended users and abandoned the idea.

Why are cryptocurrency enthusiasts criticised?

Those who left negative comments on Twitter under the Mozilla Foundation announcement most likely didn’t get to the bottom of the problem. After all, the organisation has been accepting crypto donations since 2014. Nevertheless, its recent announcement to accept DOGE infuriated even mozilla.org co-founder Jamie Zawinski. Here’s a rejoinder from the expert, in which he shared his view of the situation.

Hi, I’m sure the moderator of this account doesn’t know who I am, but I founded mozilla and I’m here to say “go to hell”. Everyone involved should be terribly ashamed of this decision to collaborate with the planet-destroying crooks.


Apparently, Zawinski hasn't had time to understand cryptocurrencies in detail. For some reason, he seriously believes that digital assets spoil the environment and are supposedly used exclusively by crooks. Naturally, such comments seem silly and unsubstantiated to the blockchain community. However, quite a few commentators hold such a point of view.


Map of BitPay service

According to Decrypt, Zawinski was involved in founding Mozilla in 1998, but left the project a year later to develop other startups. The first version of the browser from Mozilla was released in 2002, followed two years later by the first version called Firefox. The browser became one of the most popular in the world, now used by over 211 million people.

Mozilla first began accepting bitcoin donations in November 2014 via the Coinbase exchange. Through Bitpay, the organisation can now accept Bitcoin Cash, Etherium, Dogecoin, Litecoin, USD Coin and Shiba Inu. It’s worth noting that Mozilla may not even receive or store cryptocurrency. Through BitPay, the cryptocurrency donation is sent to the payment service and converted into real currency, which goes to the recipient – in this case Mozilla.

Donation window for Mozilla Foundation

Another interesting news story of the week is the seizure of $435 million in Bitcoin and altcoins by UK police over the past five years. Criminal investigations revealed that BTC accounts for up to 99 per cent of fraudulent transactions in the country. The rest is accounted for by Etherium and anonymous cryptocurrencies like Monero, Dash and Zcash.

Chief Detective Joseph Harrop of Greater Manchester Police’s Economic Crime Unit said British police officers were “only just beginning to understand” the technology involved in cryptocurrencies. Police departments are even hiring civilian staff with relevant experience to train detectives.


This situation clearly shows why some people see cryptocurrencies only as a tool for fraudsters. The latter are indeed present in the niche, but they are definitely a minority.


The power of Bitcoin


We believe that such practices hardly benefit various services and platforms. Failure to engage with modern technology could make them uncompetitive after a certain period of time, and innovation will reach the end user anyway. Critics should probably reconsider their stance on cryptocurrencies, as this asset category is definitely with us for the long haul.


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