The Bitcoin Foundation Gets a New Executive Director
Over a year after being voted in as the executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, Bruce Fenton is closing his term, with a relatively unknown South African venture capitalist, Llew Claasen, primed to take over. As a bitcoin advocacy group and trade organization, the Bitcoin Foundation will see a new executive director in Llew Claasen, a Cape Town-based venture capitalist. The South African is a managing partner at Newton Partners, a venture capital firm and investor with a focus on internet and mobile technology. Claasen will commence duties as executive director on July 1, after being....
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South Africa’s Llew Claasen was appointed as the new Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation because they think he has the skill that is needed now to move the Foundation forward. He said that there is an amazing opportunity for the organization to help the Bitcoin ecosystem. In this interview, he sheds light on his appointment and the organisation he leads. CoinTelegraph: Did your appointment as the executive director of Bitcoin Foundation come as a surprise? Llew Claasen: Yes! I was in Italy on vacation at the time that the Board approved my appointment and within days I was on a....
Jon Matonis has resigned as Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. He announced his resignation with a tweet half an hour ago: "The time has come for me to resign as Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. Thank you for all of your passionate support! More soon." Also read: Bitcoin Foundation Announces Next Chapter of Leadership. Matonis is an e-Money researcher and former Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. His career has included senior influential posts at Sumitomo Bank, VISA, VeriSign, and Hushmail. He earned his B. A. in Economics at George Washington University....
The Bitcoin Foundation's new executive director Patrick Murck has outlined his priorities for the organization's "new direction" and its relationship with stakeholders. His statement follows yesterday's resignation of former executive director Jon Matonis both from the post and his position on foundation's board. Notably, former general counsel Murck acknowledged a need to repair the foundation's relationship with the bitcoin community, even if that meant sometimes adopting unpopular or controversial positions on some issues, and taking risks with communication and transparency to....
As the Bitcoin Foundation clearly needs change, its newly-elected executive director Bruce Fenton told Cointelegraph about his vision of most urgent issues that face the organization, including the lack of transparency, the image problem and the need to decentralize. CoinTelegraph: It's no secret the Foundation has an image problem both in the community and in the media. Are you worried about being its figurehead at this time? Bruce Fenton: Well I think we have a fast growing space that is bound to have a lot of changes and a lot of turmoil, and I think it’s a part of the challenges that....