Widget Wrote: Because LTC is a cryptocurrency, none the less that BTC is. It's way easier for a person to buy LTC than it is BTC. It's a lot safer aswell, because buying BTC you tend to see minimum caps set on how much you HAVE to buy, and for some, that's a bit pricey. Whereas the caps for LTC are not as pricey.
As for the 'no name' businesses, that's not true. well known VPN providers, torrent sites, and hosting services accept a wide range of crypto currency as it's begining to become the norm.
Would you put all your money in one individual bank? No. And that's what they're doing. They're spreading their "eggs" into multiple baskets. A lot safer, and allows a variety of users, who are concerned about privacy, to donate in their method of choosing.