Bitcoin Foundation Upcoming Industry Seat Election
In light of recent events, the Bitcoin Foundation will be holding an election for the vacant industry seat on the Board of Directors. Please feel free to see the blog post the Foundation put out today: Election for Vacant Industry Seat. The Bitcoin Foundation is holding an election for a vacant industry seat on its Board of Directors. Here's the....
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Yesterday, the Bitcoin Foundation announced an additional Board of Directors seat up for election. This seat represents the seat vacated by Mark Karpeles. Please see the Bitcoin Foundation blog post below for more information: Update: Election For 2 Vacant Industry Seats. Elizabeth T. Ploshay Mar 10 2014. There are now two vacant industry seats available on the Board of Directors for this upcoming election. Here's the overview: Nomination Deadline: April 7, 2014. To nominate, you must be an industry member of the Bitcoin Foundation. Become a member here. For this election, only Industry....
The Bitcoin Foundation is holding an election for a vacant industry seat on the organization's board of directors, according to a blog post put up on Tuesday. Industry Members are able to nominate an individual for a position on the board, and the elected member will join the current board members: Micky Malka (Ribbit Capital), Mark Karpeles (Mt. Gox), Gavin Andresen, Jon Matonis, Elizabeth Ploshay (Bitcoin Magazine), and Peter Vessenes (Coinlab). Voting begins on the week of April 21st, 2014, and nominations must be in by April 7th, 2014. Board members are expected to "provide leadership"....
The Bitcoin Foundation has appointed 3 new members to the board with the creation of three new member seats. The new members are runners up from the previous industry election and the Bitcoin Foundation - with the new appointments - have also published a draft for a new mission statement. The press office of the Bitcoin Foundation has confirmed the appointment of Vinny Lingham, the co-founder and CEO of Gyft. Michael Perklin, president of C4; and Francis Pouliot CEO of Satoshi Portal to the board, today. To accommodate the three new inductees, the Foundation created an "International....
Despite the recent controversies that have cast a shadow on the international chapter of the Bitcoin Foundation, its local affiliate chapters are in the midst of developments that are highlighting the organisation's purpose in both the bitcoin industry and the world at large. In Canada, the foundation is growing, and those who are getting involved in the structure are hopeful about its ability to positively influence the local bitcoin space. The Canadian Chapter of the Bitcoin Foundation (hereon referred to as Bitcoin Foundation Canada) recently elected two new members to its board of....
The Bitcoin Foundation announced on Friday afternoon that they're extending the signup deadline for new Industry Members to April 15th. This will allow the members to take part in the upcoming election, as the Industry Member status is required for participation. Next month's election aims to fill in two vacant industry board seats, one of which belonged to disgraced bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox. The Bitcoin Foundation says, "Any industry member signed up with a current industry membership by April 15, 2014 will be able to vote," and "Any industry member that has a current industry membership....