Colin Gallagher - Bitcoin Foundation Elections
We have reached out to the candidates for the upcoming Bitcoin Foundation Elections and asked each candidate a set of questions. In the interest of fairness, all candidates were asked the same questions at the same time, and all responses (that did respond) have been received before the publication of this article. Colin Gallagher. Is currently a volunteer as Interim Chair, Education Committee of the Bitcoin Foundation, and is on the Advisory Board(s) at The Lifeboat Foundation, including the New Money Systems Board. He is running for one of the Individual Director seats of the Bitcoin....
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