hanks for posting this, anon. I think you're exactly right and these accounts are damaging to the movement because of the disinformation they push, even if accidental.
When you offer ‘better’ goods and services for free there is no longer a need to ‘donate’ ‘purchase’ and/or ‘follow’ those who would use such platforms to enrich themselves. (hence the ‘attacks’). Logical thinking always wins. Attempts to ‘divide’ the movement draws LIGHT to their TRUE INTENTIONS. This is about the survival of our Nation (our World) – not funding scams.
But there's something more nefarious going on here that I think many of you don't realize, and that's the fact that donating to these Bitcoin addresses could get you and your family doxxed.
After the January 6th Capitol protests, a fake news article was disseminated amongst the Bitcoin community, alleging that the protests were paid in-part with Bitcoin. Who paid the protestors? Apparently <insert eye roll> a French software developer who conveniently just committed suicide at the same time, lol.
This is a clever way to try and identify and doxx anyone who sends money via Bitcoin to this address. When you pay someone with your Bitcoin wallet, there is a chance you could be identified. It is considered pseudo-anonymous. With casual usage, cryptocurrency is not really anonymous at all. Bitcoin transactions are completely public and available for anyone to look at.
Hey anon. Honestly, we can't be everywhere at once :) I did pull up the site when I saw it, but I didn't see the donation part. I appreciate you letting me know, though. I'll go back and check once more.
Anon, I've personally used this website in my own research and it's been posted here many, many times before because it contains a ton of data useful for research. We're a research forum. I checked out the 'donation' page and the context here is quite different. If you disagree with that, can you help me understand how it's not?
When Qmap.pub was up, the owner asked for donations to allow for the site to continue existing, was that wrong too? All websites cost money to keep alive.
I think context and intent are important, anon. But I'm happy to admit if I am wrong as well.
hanks for posting this, anon. I think you're exactly right and these accounts are damaging to the movement because of the disinformation they push, even if accidental.
Remember what Q said about paytriots who ask for money: https://qalerts.pub/?n=3222
But there's something more nefarious going on here that I think many of you don't realize, and that's the fact that donating to these Bitcoin addresses could get you and your family doxxed.
After the January 6th Capitol protests, a fake news article was disseminated amongst the Bitcoin community, alleging that the protests were paid in-part with Bitcoin. Who paid the protestors? Apparently <insert eye roll> a French software developer who conveniently just committed suicide at the same time, lol.
https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/capitol-riot-bitcoin-donation-alt-right-domestic-extremism
https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-large-bitcoin-payments-to-rightwing-activists-a-month-before-capitol-riot-linked-to-foreign-account-181954668.html
This is a clever way to try and identify and doxx anyone who sends money via Bitcoin to this address. When you pay someone with your Bitcoin wallet, there is a chance you could be identified. It is considered pseudo-anonymous. With casual usage, cryptocurrency is not really anonymous at all. Bitcoin transactions are completely public and available for anyone to look at.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/why-criminals-cant-hide-behind-bitcoin
"A Bayesian approach to identify Bitcoin users" : https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207000
DO NOT SEND ANY BITCOIN TO AN ADDRESS YOU DON'T KNOW.
This can also open you up to other attacks, which could occur in loss of your entire crypto portfolio, such as dusting attacks, etc etc Don't do it!
Hey anon. Honestly, we can't be everywhere at once :) I did pull up the site when I saw it, but I didn't see the donation part. I appreciate you letting me know, though. I'll go back and check once more.
Circling back around again after a second look -
Anon, I've personally used this website in my own research and it's been posted here many, many times before because it contains a ton of data useful for research. We're a research forum. I checked out the 'donation' page and the context here is quite different. If you disagree with that, can you help me understand how it's not?
When Qmap.pub was up, the owner asked for donations to allow for the site to continue existing, was that wrong too? All websites cost money to keep alive.
I think context and intent are important, anon. But I'm happy to admit if I am wrong as well.