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Our values drive everything that we do

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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
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
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
We believe that centralization of money supply leads to corruption & exploitation.
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GUARANTEED FINANCIAL ACCESS
The right to privacy in transactions that involve no harm to others.
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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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BitLicense can still be stopped if we use this opportunity

Monday, April 10, 2017|

The poorly conceived BitLicense regulation has all but destroyed Bitcoin innovation in New York since it was introduced in June 2015. We can either sit back and wait as regulators around the United States, and the world, start modeling their Bitcoin regulations on the New York example, or we can [...]

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Bitcoin Foundation Appoints Llew Claasen as Executive Director

Monday, June 20, 2016|

Today, at the Blockchain Training Conference / DEVCORE Toronto, the Bitcoin Foundation announced the appointment of Llew Claasen as Executive Director, effective July 1. Llew brings many years of international tech experience and project management skills. He was elected by a board of directors vote on June 14. Claasen said, [...]

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Update to Members and the Bitcoin Community

Wednesday, September 23, 2015|

A few important notes from the Bitcoin Foundation: DEVCORE WORKSHOP, OCTOBER 16, San Francisco: Please attend the DevCore Workshop: "Developing the Developers" on October 16th, at Draper University. Faculty includes: Core Dev Greg Maxwell of Blockstream Core Dev Matt Corallo Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Author of Mastering Bitcoin Gavin Andresen, Chief [...]

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