Bitcoin Foundation elections
Here is an update on what is going on with the Bitcoin Foundation elections. The Bitcoin Foundation polls are closed now! The Bitcoinfoundation.org has updated as follows: Voting for the Bitcoin Foundation’s two open industry board seats ended last night at 11:59pm EDT. Results will be published here today at around 6:30pm. “We had a great turnout for this round of voting and want to thank our industry members for getting so involved! Nearly 75% of our industry members voted with 102 out of the possible 137 ballots submitted.” A candidate will need at least 52 votes to win a seat. If no....
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