Wikipedia Founder: Zero chance we would ever use Bitcoin SV

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has shut down rumors about his endorsement of BSV after CoinGeek published an article celebrating him as a keynote speaker at the CoinGeek London conference.

The idea of putting a system as huge and data-intensive as Wikipedia on a blockchain isn't anything new.

CoinGeek, a pro-BSV news outlet, indicated that it might be the perfect fit for Wikipedia.

In an article announcing Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales as one of the keynote speakers at the CoinGeek London conference, the outlet insinuated that the two might coin a partnership.

"Until the emergence of Bitcoin SV to reclaim Bitcoin's original design, no blockchain had the scalability to power micropayments to efficiently reward better user information and handle the staggering amount of data Wikipedia carries."

Jimmy Nguyen, the CEO of nChain and a known associate of both CoinGeek's Calvin Ayre and Craig Wright, said that he believes BSV has solutions for Wikipedia to offer.

Jimmy Wales shuts down rumors about the possibility of Wikipedia endorsing BSV. Wales didn't seem too fond of the attention he got from CoinGeek and Nguyen.

The Wikipedia founder seemed annoyed at the tone of the conference's promotion efforts, accusing them of sending the wrong picture about his involvement.

"I'm coming to speak my mind, which includes that BSV offers nothing for Wikipedia and that there is zero chance we would ever use it."

We are yet to see whether the Feb. 20 conference manages to sway the Wikipedia founder's mind, but it's safe to say that the chances of that are very, very slim.