Francis Pouliot - 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. Francis Pouliot. Is a bitcoin miner and consultant. He holds most of his assets in bitcoin that he uses on a daily basis. He was and is a libertarian and free market activist before the advent of bitcoin. Tell us a little about your involvement in the Cryptocurrency (or related)....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BKawxWMfbA. From video description: Michael Perklin (Bitcoin Alliance of Canada), Francis Pouliot (Bitcoin Embassy/Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Jillian Friedman (Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Guillaume Babin-Tremblay (Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Stuart Hoegner (Bitcoin Alliance of Canada).
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