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[–] De1WvO3Ndc8jTldFhaA6 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I''ve finally donated and it's now over 9BTC aka OVER 9000mBTC.

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[–] cutiepyro ago 

I wish i could donate, but I don't have any money

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[–] btceic ago 

The bitcoin address in the parent thread should be linked via BIP 0021 i.e. "bitcoin:1C4Q1RvUb3bzk4aaLVgGccnSnaHYFdESzY" so that users do not have to copy paste, especially on mobile. Doing this will make it easy for users to donate. Additionally the links to each of the exchanges should have this as well if possible to also allow users to easily donate.

The bitcoin URN is device and wallet agnostic and clicking the link will open the users preferred wallet to donate quickly and easily.

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[–] the_slime 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

/u/ChangeTip, send $1!

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[–] ChangeTip 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Haha, maybe some day soon! It's the thought that counts. :)

Keep trying from time to time... it's a great way to gauge user interest.

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[–] Bitcoin_Louie 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Sent donation! Hope it helps : )

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[–] gressen 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

So, I've donated a few bucks but here is my question: on Voat's too-much-traffic panic page they say you can get a badge for donating... I'd like that. Who do we call about it?

You know, everybody loves worthless meaningless tokens of appreciation ;)

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[–] BashCo [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I think I read somewhere that you can send the transaction ID to hello@voat.co... Not certain though.

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[–] gressen ago 

I've emailed them, let's see what happens.

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[–] GeorgeMichael 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I don't know much about Bitcoin, but someone once told me you should never use the same address twice, isn't there a way to generate a new address for everyone who wants to donate? Or is it not that important in this case?

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[–] BashCo [S] ago 

It's a good rule of thumb to not reuse addresses, but you can get away with it as long as you understand the repercussions.

  1. It's bad for your privacy. Everybody can see every transaction you make. (Not a big deal in Voat's case.)
  2. It's bad for the privacy of people who send you money. (Say you want to donate to Wikileaks, but they always reuse addresses. Not cool.)
  3. If your address was created using a faulty random number generator, then it's possible that reusing the address could allow attackers to compromise the private key by analyzing transaction signatures.

Voat's address reuse is not ideal, but it's kind of nice because we can share the address around, or put it in the sidebar. If they had a proper donation page, then it would be good practice to avoid reusing addresses.

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[–] GeorgeMichael 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

ah okay that makes sense, thanks for the explanation!

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[–] Conweezy ago 

I saw on the site maintenance page that donors would get some sort of recognition for it, how're they going to verify this?

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