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I personally have not been able to think of a strong blockchain use-case that doesn't rely on spending money in a way the government doesn't want you to or to gamble on something. Even projects like Brave as a counterexample, really make me question how necessary the blockchain part is.

Was it not possible to donate to napsture or any of the share networks? You can donate to TOR by hosting a node.

Blockchain isn't untraceable. The opposite in fact. So are you arguing that "happens to be the only way at the moment" is the same as "the only possible way?"

You do realize you can donate to Sci-hub via PayPal and credit card?

You sure you couldn't just mail them a Visa gift card? It works for the narcos, so it probably works for SciHub.

Sci-Hub's server electricity bills are not paid for in Bitcoin.

So what? The parent comment is about payment processors blocking transactions to SciHub.

So how does Sci-Hub convert Bitcoin into the currency is electricity company wants?