Dogecoin creator slams Mozilla for pausing crypto donations

The Mozilla Foundation's pushback on crypto has garnered a backlash from the creator of the world's first cryptocurrency meme.

On December 31, 2021, Mozilla, the developers of the Internet browser Firefox, tweeted that the company accepted cryptocurrencies such as Dogecoin (DOGE), ether (ETH), and Bitcoin (BTC) as donations, along with a Bitpay donation link.

However, less than a week later, the campaign was halted after receiving backlash from users and programmer Jamie Zawinski, co-founder of Mozilla. According to Zawinski, everyone involved should be "ashamed of this decision to partner with Ponzi scammers incinerating the planet."

Zawinski didn't stop there. As a follow-up, he published a Blog He posted on his website and wrote that the business model of the crypto industry is unrealistic. "They just make pollution, nothing more, and turn it into money," Zawinski wrote.

Following this, Mozilla decided to pause crypto donations and have an internal discussion about the environmental impact of cryptocurrencies. Mozilla said it will review its policies on crypto donations and see if it works in accordance with its climate goals.

In response, Dogecoin creator Billy Markus tweeted his disapproval of the move, pointing to the impact of paper money and traditional banking infrastructure.

thank you for succumbing to an ignorant and reactionary internet mafia

Wait for them to find out the environmental cost of paper dollars and the entire banking infrastructure, I am sure they will have the same level of crisis from their own constant environmental impact. https://t.co/jInIaIA0DS

—Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@ BillyM2k) January 7, 2022

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In early 2021, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk Announced that the company would stop accepting Bitcoin, citing environmental concerns as the main reason for the move. After this, efforts to make cryptocurrencies more environmentally friendly began to gain traction.

in a interview with Cointelegraph In November, Alex Salnikov, Co-Founder and Head of Market Product at NFT Rarible, said that pressure to go greener may be good for the industry. "The added pressure is a good thing, as space is accelerating its momentum to become energy efficient with proof-of-stake blockchains," Salnikov said.