Jim Harper: 2015 Will Rebuild the Bitcoin Foundation
"Campaigns tend be about high drama and broad statements of principle." That's Jim Harper, the Bitcoin Foundation's newly elected board member and former global policy council, discussing the recent election in which he and Olivier Janssens triumphed amid controversies over voter turnout and cries that the organisation should be disbanded. Harper is keen to move the Bitcoin Foundation on to more practical concerns when he joins the seven-person board that will include BTC China CEO Bobby Lee. Ribbit Capital's Meyer 'Micky' Malka; venture capitalist Brock Pierce. BitPay's Elizabeth Ploshay.....
Related News
The upcoming Bitcoin Foundation elections has everyone on the edge of their seats, and many enthusiasts are wondering and waiting who will be chosen. For some, the pressure is stronger than that of a mere observer. They, themselves, are waiting to see if they will serve on the company's board and be able to advise its members regarding the future of not only the organization, but even on the future of bitcoin. Recently, Jim Harper expressed a few words regarding the Bitcoin Foundation. Harper was released not too long ago from his position as the association's Global Policy Counsel, a....
Bitcoin Foundation board members Jim Harper and Olivier Janssens have resigned and been removed from the trade organization, respectively, following a disagreement over the future of the advocacy group. At an 11am EST meeting today, long-standing disagreements among Bitcoin Foundation board members came to a head over a vote on whether the organization should be disbanded. Both Harper and Janssens voted to shut down the foundation. In a statement, Bitcoin Foundation vice chairman and BTCC CEO Bobby Lee said the organization accepted the resignation of Jim Harper following the vote, a....
Starting with 13 Candidates in the first election round, the Bitcoin Foundation has chosen its new Directors after the elections ran to a secondary, runoff round. The Foundation allowed only the top four candidates from the first round into the runoffs, Bruce Fenton, Jim Harper, Michael Perklin, Olivier Janssens. And each candidate still required 50% approval to win a seat. The Bitcoin Foundation runoff elections have finished. Jim Harper and Olivier Janssens have won the two seats; the final tally was. Jim Harper 264 (60)%. Bruce Fenton 218 (50)%. Michael Perklin 229 (52)%. Olivier....
The Bitcoin Foundation has added two new high-profile members and experienced political operators to its team: Jim Harper and Amy Weiss. Harper has been director of information policy studies for the libertarian Cato Institute for almost a decade, while Weiss is a former White House Deputy Press Secretary. She currently runs strategic communications firm Weiss Public Affairs. Jim Harper will be the foundation's new Global Policy Counsel and he will work to identify political impediments to bitcoin adoption. Harper has plenty of experience in the field, as he served as counsel to various....
Yesterday I published an article in which I posed some questions to the Bitcoin Foundation: It may well turn out that I have wronged them and to this end I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Today, Tuesday, the foundation moved to announce two new appointments: DC veterans Jim Harper and Amy Weiss have joined the foundation. Jim Harper served as director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute for almost ten years and Amy Weiss is a former White House deputy press secretary and currently runs the strategic communications firm Weiss Public Affairs. These appear to....