Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said Friday he has not seen a crypto use case convincing enough to integrate one into the platform.

Feb 21, 2020 at 6:50 p.m. UTC

Feb 21, 2020

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said the not-for-profit online encyclopedia platform will "never" hold an ICO or issue its own cryptocurrency.

Aug 1, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

Aug 1, 2018

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told CNBC that investors should be "very wary" of ICOs, which he referred to as "absolute scams."

Oct 5, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. UTC

Oct 5, 2017

Wikipedia's parent company, the Wikimedia Foundation, now accepts bitcoin donations thanks to a partnership with payment processor Coinbase.

Jul 30, 2014 at 5:19 p.m. UTC

Jul 30, 2014

Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, is open to the idea of the famous Internet encyclopaedia accepting bitcoin.

Mar 10, 2014 at 3:46 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2014