> irony of throwing Bitcoins at a person whose life has been just severely discomforted by the very same subject. that's sort of the whole point. The community

> irony of throwing Bitcoins at a person whose life has been just severely discomforted by the very same subject. that's sort of the whole point. The community are apologising on behalf of Newsweek. Not as a publicity stunt, not to convert the guy to bitcoin (he will receive a check in USD), just because it's the right thing to do.