San Francisco-based cryptographic exchange Coinbase blocked the WikiLeaks Shop account for online sales of WikiLeaks, citing violations of service terms. After Blokenin the reactions continue to grow.
WikiLeaks Shop blocked
WikiLeaks's store sells shirts, phone cases, coffee cups, posters and many souvenirs.
Users can make payments through the site with a credit card or various crypto currencies.
But the crypto money exchange has closed an account with Coinbase, the establishment for the store. This means that WikiLeaks will not be able to receive payments through Coinbase.
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ANNOUNCE: Coinbase has blocked the official @WikiLeaks shop from its platform without notice or explanation. You can continue to donate #Bitcoin to WikiLeaks at https://WikiLeaks.org/donate . #Coinbase #DefendWL #Cryptocurrency #Ethereum #BitcoinCash #ReconnectJulian
WikiLeaks boycotting
This account closure does not mean that the site can not accept crypto currencies. Only WikiLeaks will no longer receive payments through Coinbase's system.
The movement also upset its organization and its supporters. The official WikiLeaks account on Twitter was in a boycott call for the stock exchange next week.
It is not clear how the situation will end, but it is not hard to imagine that the accounts on cryptographic currencies will continue to be debated.
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WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks will call for a global blockade of Coinbase next week as an unfit member of the crypto community. Coinbase, a large Californian Bitcoin processor, responding to a concealed influence, has blocked the entirely harmless @WikiLeaksShop in a decision approved by management.