In light of the significant increase in bitcoin value over the last weeks, one of the biggest bitcoin advocacy groups, The Bitcoin Foundation, has just lost two members of its board. In a release of the meeting, 15 December, one member, Jim Harper, resigned and the other, Olivier Jansens, was voted off the board.
According to a release from Bobby Lee, Vice Chairman of Bitcoin Foundation, this situation evolved around the organization's future and the role that it will play moving forward with operations. After Bitcoin Foundation Chairman Brock Pierce called the decision to remain or shutdown, Lee explains that
“Jim Harper and Olivier Hansens voted to shut down the foundation.”https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-foundation-disagrees-votes-2-off/
