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To Let's Encrypt: if you guys took bitcoins as donation I would give $10 in an instant. The friction of filling out this long Paypal form is just too high for $
by mrb 10y ago
To Let's Encrypt: if you guys took bitcoins as donation I would give $10 in an instant. The friction of filling out this long Paypal form is just too high for $10... http://i.imgur.com/oZZWeuG.png http://i.imgur.com/oZZWeuG.png (And, no, I don't have a Paypal account.)
Make it easy to give, and you will receive more donations!
Edit: I am not the only one who wants to donate BTC! Bitcoin was the number one request asked last year: https://twitter.com/letsencrypt/status/581177744152784896 https://twitter.com/letsencrypt/status/581177744152784896
- teach 10y agoI'm in the same boat, though in my case I'd prefer Stripe for card processing rather than Paypal. Stripe already has my card on file from other sellers, and I trust them where I don't especially trust Paypal.
- pc86 10y agoWhy would you have any less reason to trust PayPal to process a credit card than Stripe or anyone else?
- Dylan16807 10y agoThat's an interesting way of putting it. I think I would spend longer double-checking a bitcoin transaction that I would one through paypal. Name/address are easy to autofill even if you don't want anything saving your card info.
- mrb 10y agoI'd do the bitcoin donation as such: unlock my phone, launch Bitcoin Wallet, capture on-screen QR code, type $10, hit send. Done.
- Dylan16807 10y agoI guess that's simple enough if you have two devices handy at the same time. But the simple flow for paypal is just as easy. Click to let my browser autofill payment info, type the CSC, hit submit.
- ufo 10y agoUnfortunately, the historical precedent is that demand for bitcoin payments in polls and online forums is much greater than the actual demand if they actually go through the trouble of accepting accepting payments.
- pc86 10y ago> The friction of filling out this long Paypal form is just too high for $10 You have got to be kidding me.