Why shamed: XMR donation option suddenly dropped (https://veracrypt.io/en/Donation.html) without explanation after accepting it for years. Though to be fair to the dev, he in particular has a high threat profile due to the nature of the Veracrypt software he develops. He mentioned in his forum a few months ago that he was "gone for a few months", and early in 2026 his Microsoft developer account was banned. Perhaps that played a part in it? Maybe he saw it was banned and may have thought XMR donations played a part in the decision, and removed XMR in his panic?

Because of the pressure a dev like this gets, and due to his contribution to the privacy/security community, I would propose a "soft" shaming, since it may not be his fault/he felt he was forced to remove XMR as an option.

ARCHIVED PROOF that XMR used to be accepted, (at least) as recently as late 2024, but I'm almost positive XMR was still supported when I did my usual mid-year 2025 donations: https://archive.is/jOo6p