Former Bitcoin Core Developer Jeff Garzik Joins Linux Foundation Board
Former Bitcoin Core developer and cryptographer Jeff Garzik has officially been appointed as a board member of the Linux Foundation, joining executives from multi-billion dollar companies including Intel, Panasonic, Cisco, and Qualcomm, in order to promote the collaborative development of Blockchain. Currently, Garzik serves as the only board member of the Linux Foundation qualified to be considered as an expert within the field of Bitcoin and Blockchain. Garzik has made significant contributions to the field, leading the creation of popular repositories, including that of a Python miner....
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