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| − | The Bitcoin Foundation | + | The '''Bitcoin Foundation''' is an American nonprofit corporation. It was founded in September 2012 with the stated mission to "standardize, protect and promote the use of [[Bitcoin]] cryptographic money for the benefit of users worldwide."<ref>{{cite news|last=Matonis|first=Jon|title=Bitcoin Foundation launches to drive bitcoin's advancement|date=27 September 2012|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/09/27/bitcoin-foundation-launches-to-drive-bitcoins-advancement/|work=Forbes}}</ref> The organization was modeled on the [[Wikipedia:Linux Foundation|Linux Foundation]] and is funded mainly through grants made by for-profit companies that depend on the Bitcoin technology.<ref name="Bitcoin Boom">{{cite news |last=Bustillos |first=Maria |title=The bitcoin boom |url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/the-future-of-bitcoin.html |work=The New Yorker |date=2 April 2013 |accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref> The Foundation and its leadership have been criticized by the media.<ref name="MB1">{{cite web|last=Neal|first=Meghan|title=Bitcoin is Hiring Lobbyists|website=Motherboard.com|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/sorry-cypherpunks-bitcoin-is-hiring-political-lobbyists|date=May 12, 2014|accessdate=May 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:46, 30 July 2015
The Bitcoin Foundation is an American nonprofit corporation. It was founded in September 2012 with the stated mission to "standardize, protect and promote the use of Bitcoin cryptographic money for the benefit of users worldwide."[1] The organization was modeled on the Linux Foundation and is funded mainly through grants made by for-profit companies that depend on the Bitcoin technology.[2] The Foundation and its leadership have been criticized by the media.[3]
History
The foundation was announced on September 27, 2012[4].
External Links
- BitcoinFoundation.org website
References
- ↑ Matonis, Jon (27 September 2012). "Bitcoin Foundation launches to drive bitcoin's advancement". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/09/27/bitcoin-foundation-launches-to-drive-bitcoins-advancement/.
- ↑ Bustillos, Maria (2 April 2013). "The bitcoin boom". The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/the-future-of-bitcoin.html. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ↑ Neal, Meghan (May 12, 2014). "Bitcoin is Hiring Lobbyists". http://motherboard.vice.com/read/sorry-cypherpunks-bitcoin-is-hiring-political-lobbyists. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ↑ Bitcoin Foundation
