The Bitcoin Foundation Elections Have Started

The Bitcoin Foundation Elections Have Started

The Bitcoin Foundation elections have started. Up to the 19th of February, Bitcoin Foundation individual members will vote for two new Individual Directors who will be elected to represent the individual members. We spent some time contacting each candidate and asked them all exactly the same questions. We published the responses of those that replied and below is a summary of all the candidates ascertained from their CCN articles or other media outlets. You can view the full interview by clicking on a candidate's name. Foundation Members should now have received email instructions on how....


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