 On 14 January 2014 , Bob Beck issued a request for funding to cover electrical costs . If sustainable funding was not found , Beck suggested the OpenBSD Project would shut down . The project soon received a US $ 20 @,@ 000 donation from Mircea Popescu , the Romanian creator of the MPEx bitcoin stock exchange , paid in bitcoins . The project raised US $ 150 @,@ 000 in response to the appeal , enabling it to pay its bills and securing its short @-@ term future . 
