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WikiLeaks Accepts Bitcoin2011-06-14 — Culture & CommunityWikiLeaks begins accepting Bitcoin donations after being cut off from traditional payment processors including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. One of Bitcoin's first real-world demonstrations of censorship resistance. Satoshi had earlier discouraged WikiLeaks from using Bitcoin, calling it "the hornet's nest."

Satoshi's "hornet's nest" post on BitcoinTalk ← Back to Bitcoin Historical Events