Bruce Fenton Writes a Letter Against OneCoin, Industry Leaders Back Him
During the fall months, there’s been a lot of talk surrounding the alleged OneCoin scam. Just recently, former Bitcoin Foundation director Bruce Fenton wrote a letter calling for authorities to look into this giant MLM “cryptocurrency.” Bruce Fenton: A Letter Against OneCoin’s Activities. In a written letter on GitHub, Bitcoin proponent Bruce Fenton is....
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Bruce Fenton, founder of Bitcoin Foundation, adds his voice to the ubiquitous claims that OneCoin is a Ponzi scheme and its perpetrators should be arrested. In an interview given to Cointelegraph he explains why. Allegations of scam have reached its fever pitch after OneCoin claimed to have successfully launched and transferred old coins to a new Blockchain at an event in Bangkok. It appears the company’s claims are unsubstantiated. Cointelegraph spoke with Bruce Fenton about the situation: Cointelegraph: A couple of days ago OneCoin claimed to have successfully switched on their new....
In a vote consisting of five ayes and one abstention, the Bitcoin Foundation Board has elected lifetime member Bruce Fenton to the position of Executive Director, replacing interim director Patrick Murck who held the position for the five months following Jon Matonis's resignation. In an announcement posted on Monday afternoon, the Foundation stated that it decided that "in opinion of the board, [Fenton] is the best candidate for the job." In February of 2015, Fenton lost his bid to win one of the two open Board seats during the general election, finishing in fourth position behind Olivier....
Bruce Fenton is a well-known Bitcoin activist in the crypto community. The Managing Director and founder of Atlantic Financial Inc. and Boston Gulf Advisors Group, more recently Bruce has been voted into the Bitcoin Foundation as executive director. He has big plans to revamp the foundation and bring some fiscal change. CoinTelegraph previously briefly discussed with Bruce the realities of issues such as Ben Lawsky and the BitLicense scheme, but this time around we had a chance to have a more in-depth look at how Bruce aims to solidify the Bitcoin Foundation itself. CoinTelegraph: Can you....
Veteran bitcoin activist Bruce Fenton has been named the Bitcoin Foundation's newest executive director. Elected by a 5-to-1 vote, Fenton succeeds interim executive director Patrick Murck and outgoing executive director Jon Matonis, the latter of whom resigned on 30th October amid financial turmoil and ahead of staff cuts at the industry's top trade organization. In interview, Fenton stressed that his greatest asset to the Bitcoin Foundation would be his ability to serve as a "bridge" between the organisation's individual and corporate members. He cited his full-time position as CEO of....
After publishing our series on Angelina Lazar’s war against OneCoin, one of our readers has accused Bitcoiners of bitter jealousy towards OneCoin. However, in a strong worded reply, Lazar has accused the leaders at Onecoin of sheer manipulation. “Bitcoin is simply jealous”. In an email to Cointelegraph, a reader accused Lazar of being jealous of OneCoin, hence her “war against OneCoin.” The reader claims that the attack comes from Bitcoiners who are simply jealous of the increasing popularity of OneCoin. He further alleged a form of resistance by Bitcoiners out of fear that OneCoin will....