Publicity probably helps with sourcing donations for the compute.
He is openly stating that he doesn't want donations, and the guy is drawn to microphones like flies to shit. I'm not saying he needs to operate in secret, but the base assumption should be that he is acting in the interests of bitcoin. It's not a black/white, either/or situation, but the media saturation has to be suspect.
I can see your point. However,
He is openly stating that he doesn't want donations, and the guy is drawn to microphones like flies to shit. I'm not saying he needs to operate in secret, but the base assumption should be that he is acting in the interests of bitcoin. It's not a black/white, either/or situation, but the media saturation has to be suspect.