[tor-relays] OnionTip.com distributes Bitcoin donations to all BTC addresses set in ContactInfo

[Mike Patton]

On 14 Aug 2014 08:34, Ed Carter <ecarter9 at riseup.net> wrote:
>
> > Tim Semeijn schreef op 10/08/14 17:33: 
> >> On 8/10/14, 4:32 PM, ban at unseen.is wrote: 
> >>> Hi, 
> >>> 
> >>> apparently this hasn't been discussed here yet. About a month ago, 
> >>> Donncha O'Cearbhaill build https://oniontip.com/ during the Dublin 
> >>> Bitcoin Hackathon. It is a webapp which automatically extracts all 
> >>> Bitcoin addresses set in the ContactInfo variable of the torrc and 
> >>> distributes Bitcoin donations based on the consensus weight. 
> >>> 
> >>> There are already 100+ relays listed which represent around 5% of 
> >>> the total consensus weight. In just a few weeks they distributed 
> >>> around 125 US$. 
> >>> 
> >>> There are many other theoretical ways to provide compensation to 
> >>> tor relay operators (see 
> >>> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-par-braids-lira-tears-and-torcoin) 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >> but I really like this very simple and practical approach. 
> >>> 
> >>> Thoughts? _______________________________________________ 
> >>> tor-relays mailing list tor-relays at lists.torproject.org 
> >>> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> I myself added a bitcoin address to the ContactInfo variable of my 
> >> nodes when I saw a tweet about this initiative. It is a nice way to 
> >> offer a way to donate to multiple node running volunteers instead of 
> >> donating to a specific person or organization. 
> >> 
> >> My nodes take up 20% of the current donations based on consensus so it 
> >> would be nice if more relay operators take part in this project to 
> >> make it resemble the current Tor network better. 
> > 
> > I really like this and I've added an address to my exits (4.2% of total 
> > exit consensus). However, for this to really kick off I'd recommend 
> > adding visibility on how many donations were received and how it was 
> > distributed across relays. There should be safeguards to prevent 
> > oniontip.com from taking a part of the money, etc. 
> > 
> > Tom 
> > 
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> > 
>
> Agreed, this is pretty awesome.  It allows independent relay operators to 
> receive donations no matter where they are in the world whether or not 
> they are affiliated with any group. 
>
> The donations are transparent, since the money can be followed on the 
> Bitcoin blockchain to ensure that your donation made it to the individual 
> addresses of the relay operators. 
>
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I like it! I've already made AUD $0.05!!! ;)

M.