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As the article points out, Sci-Hub relies on bitcoin for international donations but the majority of its donations come via Yandex.Money, a Russian version of P

As the article points out, Sci-Hub relies on bitcoin for international donations but the majority of its donations come via Yandex.Money, a Russian version of PayPal. I guess that means that most of its donations come from Russians and other CIS nationals with access to Yandex.Money.

mudlus 6y ago
Some things that are good for Russia, or terrorists, are good for everyone. One of those is free and open scientific research. Bitcoin was designed for just this kind of purpose.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  Why are "Russia" and "terrorists" mentioned in the same breath?
  - catalogia 6y ago
    I read that as wry.
  - lecarore 6y ago
    I think I understand the meaning of the comment (some things that are good for terrorists, like an untraceable currency or messaging app) are good for everyone. Then to be fair Russia has a very relaxed view on copyright (just having a look at VK or yandex music.. it's just full of pirated Western content) and Russian activists are often the first adopters of privacy apps. Ну да, он это не так хорошо сказал.
    - metrokoi 6y ago
      It's interesting that Russia, which is seen as semi- or outright Fascist by many Americans, is much more free than the U.S. is. At least in terms of information freedom and surveillance. The further removed an individual is from the seat of world power, the less necessary it is for every aspect of their lives to be controlled.
      - catsdanxe 6y ago
        Your internet is way more censored that ours and Putin is planning on making his own great firewall. >Putin Signs 'Russian Internet Law' To Disconnect Russia From The World Wide Web
        metrokoi 6y ago
        Who's internet? I'm not from Russia.
  - a1369209993 6y ago
    Because jpkoning mentioned Russians and terrorists are the usual excuse used to pretend that secure (ie not amenable to blackballing) banking infrastructure is a bad thing, when in fact it's > good for everyone. with the exception of repressive govenments that want to shut down things like Sci-Hub.
    - hedora 6y ago
      The leaders of those governments will eventually figure out how to launder their bribes through bitcoin (if they haven’t already), and then it’ll be good for the oppressive governments too.
- pishpash 6y ago
  Isn't it great to be in a multipolar world? The greatest threat to human progress is a monopoly on power.

mudlus 6y ago

Some things that are good for Russia, or terrorists, are good for everyone. One of those is free and open scientific research. Bitcoin was designed for just this kind of purpose.

StavrosK 6y ago
Why are "Russia" and "terrorists" mentioned in the same breath?
- catalogia 6y ago
  I read that as wry.
- lecarore 6y ago
  I think I understand the meaning of the comment (some things that are good for terrorists, like an untraceable currency or messaging app) are good for everyone. Then to be fair Russia has a very relaxed view on copyright (just having a look at VK or yandex music.. it's just full of pirated Western content) and Russian activists are often the first adopters of privacy apps. Ну да, он это не так хорошо сказал.
  - metrokoi 6y ago
    It's interesting that Russia, which is seen as semi- or outright Fascist by many Americans, is much more free than the U.S. is. At least in terms of information freedom and surveillance. The further removed an individual is from the seat of world power, the less necessary it is for every aspect of their lives to be controlled.
    - catsdanxe 6y ago
      Your internet is way more censored that ours and Putin is planning on making his own great firewall. >Putin Signs 'Russian Internet Law' To Disconnect Russia From The World Wide Web
      - metrokoi 6y ago
        Who's internet? I'm not from Russia.
- a1369209993 6y ago
  Because jpkoning mentioned Russians and terrorists are the usual excuse used to pretend that secure (ie not amenable to blackballing) banking infrastructure is a bad thing, when in fact it's > good for everyone. with the exception of repressive govenments that want to shut down things like Sci-Hub.
  - hedora 6y ago
    The leaders of those governments will eventually figure out how to launder their bribes through bitcoin (if they haven’t already), and then it’ll be good for the oppressive governments too.
pishpash 6y ago
Isn't it great to be in a multipolar world? The greatest threat to human progress is a monopoly on power.