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Re: Why won't people donate via bitcoins to Wikileaks?
by
thedrs
on 14/11/2011, 12:39:49 UTC
People ARE donating with Bitcoins. This is their public donation address: http://blockexplorer.com/address/1HB5XMLmzFVj8ALj6mfBsbifRoD4miY36v

As you can see, there have been a good amount of transactions after they announced that they're under a financial blockade. And that's only the public address, some people have most likely donated to a unique address.

from the wikileaks donation page bitcoin section:

For maximum security and anonymity, you can request a one-time Bitcoin address. To do so, please join our IRC and type /msg Bitcoin new. Our helpful bot will generate a new donation address for each transaction. Please make sure Bot is active on #bitcoin channel and has @ to the left of his nick.

I assume most donations used that channel