Bitcoin Foundation Election Yields No New Board Members
The initial voting session for two vacant industry seats on the Bitcoin Foundation board expired Wednesday at 11:59 PM, and the initial session of voting yielded no new board members. Announced this evening by Brian Goss of the Bitcoin Foundation, there's "no outright winner", which means another road of voting will be required. The first round of voting saw participation from nearly 75 percent of the Foundation's industry members, with 102 out of 137 ballots submitted. For the seats, a candidate will require at minimum 52 votes. According to Goss, "If no candidate receives 52 votes or....
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