Bitcoin Foundation Changes Focus, acts like a Startup.

Bitcoin Foundation Changes Focus, acts like a Startup.

Mt. Gox fell hard, the prices fluctuate, the graphs are sinusoidal, bankruptcy and getting hacked has become a routine. This has been the life of a bitcoin in the last two years. Every time there is something new and powerful, two groups eventually emerge. The Supporters. The Skeptics. Both these groups work against each other and help make things better, together. Bitcoin Foundation. The Support & Advocacy Group in the case of Bitcoins is the Bitcoin Foundation, founded in 2012. The skeptics are everyone who doesn't use Bitcoins yet. Patrick Murck, served as the General Counsel of the....


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