Llew Claasen: Why the Rest of 2016 Will Bring Even More Growth to Bitcoin, Blockchain Focus Being Blessing
Despite Bitcoin having a relatively strong year, the Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation believes the outlook of the top digital currency is even better in the remaining 60 days of 2016, especially post-Nov. 15. Llew Claasen told CoinTelegraph that after the miner signalling for Segwit innovative scaling technology is released on Nov. 15, he is optimistic that Bitcoin will end the year on a positive note. According to Claasen: “The release of Segwit in Bitcoin Core 0.13.1 is a much awaited and positive development, notwithstanding continuing disagreement about on-chain scaling. I....
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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....
The appointment of South Africa’s Llew Claasen as the new Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation has been announced at the Blockchain Training Conference / DEVCORE in Canada. Claasen is a venture capitalist and Managing Partner at Newtown Partners in Cape Town, and takes over from Bruce Fenton effective July 1. Llew Claasen is a technology startup go-to-market strategist with expertise in designing, building, merchandising and marketing online and mobile software products and services (B2B, B2C, B2B2C). Fenton says: “After an extensive search, I'm happy to say that the Bitcoin....
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....
The Bitcoin Foundation has “unanimously” voted for Llew Claasen to be its new Executive Director, replacing the incumbent Bruce Fenton. Foundation ‘In a Great Position’. Claasen’s appointment was agreed at a vote June 14, the Foundation said in a press release issued today. Members of the board unanimously voted for Claasen to take on the role, with the....
Bitcoin may still be less popular in parts of Africa but it presents itself as an alternative to several challenges facing the region that has been dubbed the mobile-led continent, according to Llew Claasen, Executive DIrector of Bitcoin Foundation. Claasen believes that the current levels of Bitcoin adoption in Africa reflect where Bitcoin is on its technology adoption curve globally and the continent shouldn’t be seen as being behind. “Africa has many challenges where Bitcoin offers a viable alternative and this strong need may see Africa taking more than it's fair share of the global....