Why doesn't Canonical/Ubuntu accept bitcoin contributions?

Question

I see many questions here about alternatives to Paypal, but no concrete information about why bitcoin (aka universal, Open Source and Free, community-driven money which does not discriminate based on economic status or geography)... is not accepted?!

It makes no sense and seems to directly contradict the philosophy of this community.

Is there a discussion of this decision we can take part in? Or someone specific who is in charge of the Contribution page?

perhaps this should go to meta tagged as feature-request? edit: oops, i see you mean ubuntu, not askubuntu — this.foo, Oct 11 '15 at 13:58
No idea. Same q from a while ago: http://askubuntu.com/questions/539459/how-can-i-contribute-without-using-paypal — Rinzwind, Oct 11 '15 at 14:04
Why was this flagged as off-topic? The donation tag indicates this is for "Questions about donating to Canonical/Ubuntu project." — Jonathan Cross, Oct 15 '15 at 23:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '15 at 13:24

I think there is no concrete reason. This guy said "other payment mechanisms are currently being explored" (source) 3 years ago. So maybe ask him about how it's going. Opening a bitcoin wallet and emptying it in exchange for the currency employees are paid in, isn't much work to do.

Why doesn't Canonical/Ubuntu accept bitcoin contributions?

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