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Our values drive everything that we do

FINANCIAL INCLUSION
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
We believe that financial systems should be able to provide services to the poorest people in the world, at equal, economical rates.
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STABLE MONEY SUPPLIES
STABLE MONEY SUPPLIES
We believe that money supply should not be used as an instrument of monetary policy as inflation destroys value & encourages unsustainable consumption.
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AUTONOMY
AUTONOMY
We believe that no institution should be able to limit access to or restrict movement of anyone else’s money.
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DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION
We believe that centralization of money supply leads to corruption & exploitation.
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GUARANTEED FINANCIAL ACCESS
GUARANTEED FINANCIAL ACCESS
The right to privacy in transactions that involve no harm to others.
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PRIVACY
PRIVACY
We believe in the right to privacy in transactions that involve no harm to others.
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Bitcoin explained

What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash that allows payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. The network timestamps transactions by hashing them into an ongoing chain of hash-based proof-of-work, forming a record that cannot be changed without redoing the proof-of-work. – Satoshi Nakamoto

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The Bitcoin Foundation encourages cryptocurrency miners to come forward and speak out about the impact of the New York ban on cryptocurrency mining

Thursday, June 7, 2018|

Press Contacts: San Francisco, CA, Llew Claasen, [email protected] San Francisco, CA – June 07, 2018 – Llew Claasen, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, the world's oldest and largest Bitcoin advocacy organization, has asked cryptocurrency miners affected by the recent moratoria in the State of New York to come forward. [...]

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The Foundation’s response to misconstrued issues raised in the letter from Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II

Thursday, May 3, 2018|

The Foundation has responded to a letter from Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II dated February 8, 2018. Unfortunately, the Foundation never received the original letter and only became aware of the letter on March 14, 2018 during a hearing entitled “Examining Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets,” held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment. [...]

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The Foundation strongly opposes Article 8 Companion Act to the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency

Thursday, May 3, 2018|

In a letter sent to the Executive Director of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (“ULC”) on April 30, 2018 the Foundation strongly opposes Article 8 Companion Act to the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency. The Foundation requests that ULC immediately withdraws this material from further consideration and [...]

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