Bitcoin Foundation

Longtime Bitcoin Advocate Launches Broker-Dealer for Crypto Firms

Longtime bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton has created a new broker-dealer for digital asset firms and financial advisors called Watchdog Capital.

Business  ·  31 October 2019

Bitcoin Foundation Names South African Investor as New Director

Bitcoin’s oldest trade organization has voted in a new, relatively unknown executive director.

Markets  ·  20 June 2016
News

The Bitcoin Foundation Wants a Comeback, But Can it Be Saved?

The Bitcoin Foundation’s plans for a comeback have faced early skepticism after the public release of a private email from its executive director.

Markets  ·  24 May 2016
Mining

Bitcoin Foundation Receives $65,000 from Mystery Mining Pool

Half of the proceeds from an apparently errant bitcoin transaction have been donated by the recipient mining pool.

Markets  ·  12 May 2016
News

Two Board Members Exit as Bitcoin Foundation Seeks Funding

Bitcoin Foundation board members Jim Harper and Olivier Janssens have exited the trade organization amid questions about its future.

Markets  ·  15 December 2015
News

Brock Pierce: Bitcoin Foundation ‘Close To Running Out of Money’

Meeting minutes, published yesterday, show board chairman Brock Pierce declaring that the Bitcoin Foundation is "close to running out of money".

Markets  ·  8 December 2015
Satoshi Nakamoto

Remove Satoshi as Founding Member, Says Bitcoin Foundation Director

Bitcoin Foundation director Bruce Fenton has proposed removing all of the organisation's founding members, including bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

Markets  ·  30 April 2015
News

Bitcoin Foundation Director: No Plans to Fund Core Development

Bitcoin Foundation executive director Bruce Fenton comments on the recent decision by MIT to begin funding bitcoin core development.

Markets  ·  24 April 2015
News

Brock Pierce Elected Bitcoin Foundation Board Chairman

Venture capitalist Brock Pierce has been elected chairman of the board of directors at the Bitcoin Foundation.

Markets  ·  22 April 2015
News

New Bitcoin Foundation Director Bruce Fenton Pledges Fiscal Reform

Following weeks of controversy, Bruce Fenton has been named executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, the industry's oldest trade organisation.

Markets  ·  13 April 2015
Crime

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Political Spin and Kidnapped Data

CoinDesk has looked at the top bitcoin-related headlines from across the world.

Markets  ·  11 April 2015
News

Dissent Lingers as Bitcoin Foundation Denounces Bankruptcy Threat

The Bitcoin Foundation board of directors has issued a new statement on the controversy surrounding its current financial situation.

Markets  ·  7 April 2015
Features

Bitcoin Foundation Divided Over Controversial Restructuring Proposal

The Bitcoin Foundation board of directors is currently divided on a proposal that would see it split into two separate entities.

Markets  ·  7 April 2015
News

Jim Harper: 2015 Will Rebuild the Bitcoin Foundation

Newly elected Bitcoin Foundation board member Jim Harper discusses his plans for the organisation and why he believes in leading by methodology.

Markets  ·  6 March 2015
Elections

Olivier Janssens and Jim Harper Voted to Bitcoin Foundation Board

Olivier Janssens and Jim Harper have become the Bitcoin Foundation's newest board members following the recent election.

Business  ·  2 March 2015