[2015-12-07] Former Senior White House Staffer Joins Bitcoin Miner Bitfury

[tyz]

A former White House senior staffer has accepted a role at the best funded miner in bitcoin.

Jamie Elizabeth Smith, former deputy White House press secretary and special assistant to President Obama, has joined Bitfury as its global chief of communications. The miner has raised $60m in venture funding to date.

http://www.coindesk.com/former-white-house-staffer-joins-bitcoin-miner-bitfury/

[Lucas*]

it appears that she is more interested in blockchain than bitcoin itself

"I believe in the blockchain and the transformation power of this technology. And you should too. In fact, I believe in the blockchain so much that I just left my fantastic job working for Edelman ... to take on the role of global chief of communications at BitFury."

[virtualx]

it appears that she is more interested in blockchain than bitcoin itself

"I believe in the blockchain and the transformation power of this technology. And you should too. In fact, I believe in the blockchain so much that I just left my fantastic job working for Edelman ... to take on the role of global chief of communications at BitFury."

Satoshi (bitcoin) is encoded in the bitcoin blockchain. It's not really possible to separate them. Alternative blockchains are possible however.