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

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How much does it actually pay out? Like is it worth it? I run a fairly slow small node

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> On Aug 13, 2014, at 17:05, Mike Patton <m_patton at me.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 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? _______________________________________________ 
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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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>> 
>> 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.
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