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



Tim Semeijn schreef op 10/08/14 17:33:
On 8/10/14, 4:32 PM, ban@xxxxxxxxx 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.

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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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