Why should I join the Bitcoin Foundation

[equinox9]

What benefits do I get for paying the $25 individual fee? Should this be considered a donation?
What benefits platinum members get makes me wonder..for $100,000? Inside knowledge so that I can play/manipulate the market?

This looks like a ponzi scheme.

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[BitCoinNutJob]

Do not touch or donate to the bitcoin foundation until MtGox BTC withdraws are resolved.  They represent the community, the community needs help.

[hostmaster]

Do not touch or donate to the bitcoin foundation until MtGox BTC withdraws are resolved.  They represent the community, the community needs help.

Agreed

[doof]

I had similar questions.

[hilariousandco]

What benefits do I get for paying the $25 individual fee? Should this be considered a donation?
What benefits platinum members get makes me wonder..for $100,000? Inside knowledge so that I can play/manipulate the market?

This looks like a ponzi scheme.

It is a donation and you probably get not a lot. https://bitcoinfoundation.org/support

I wouldn't bother donating unless you feel like they're helping the Bitcoin community a lot.

[MakeBelieve]

They haven't done anything for the commnity and they don't care about the community as they have proven recently with our petition to remove mark yet they simply ignored it.

[bitgeek]

They haven't done anything for the commnity and they don't care about the community as they have proven recently with our petition to remove mark yet they simply ignored it.

Agree, why would you donate to some random people who decided to put themselves on a pedestal?

[MakeBelieve]

They haven't done anything for the commnity and they don't care about the community as they have proven recently with our petition to remove mark yet they simply ignored it.

Agree, why would you donate to some random people who decided to put themselves on a pedestal?

Exactly my point but they will still get funding because some people don't care about the way they are handling things I was told Bitcoin foundation is a spokesman to the Bitcoin community obviously not.

[DanielVG]

found this on the web:


Platinum
● Observing  rights  for  board  meetings
● Voting  rights  for  one  board  seat  exclusive  to  Platinum  members
● Special  announcement  of  membership  on  foundation  blog
● Logo  on  foundation  website  "members"  page  and  ability  to  add  a  platinum  member  logo  to  your  site
or  marketing  materials
● First  right  of  refusal  for  sponsorship  opportunities  at  annual  conference
● The  right  to  run  for  Bitcoin  Foundation  board  seats  and  influence  the  direction  of  the  organization
● Exclusive  networking  opportunities  with  members  of  the  foundation  community  through
members-­only  forum
Gold
● Voting  rights  for  one  board  seat  shared  with  Silver  members
● Special  announcement  of  membership  on  foundation  blog
● Logo  on  foundation  website  "members"  page  and  ability  to  add  a  gold  member  logo  to  your  site  or
marketing  materials
● Advance  notice  of  sponsorship  opportunities  at  annual  conference
● The  right  to  run  for  Bitcoin  Foundation  board  seats  and  influence  the  direction  of  the  organization
● Exclusive  networking  opportunities  with  members  of  the  foundation  community  through
members-­only  forum
Silver
Large:  Employee  size  over  100
Medium:  Employee  size  25-­99 Small:  Companies  in  business  less  than  two  years  and  with  fewer  than  25  employees
● Voting  rights  for  one  board  seat  shared  with  Gold  members
● Logo  on  foundation  website  "members"  page  and  ability  to  add  a  silver  member  logo  to  your  site  or
marketing  materials
● Advance  notice  of  sponsorship  opportunities  at  annual  conference
● The  right  to  run  for  Bitcoin  Foundation  board  seats  and  influence  the  direction  of  the  organization
● Exclusive  networking  opportunities  with  members  of  the  foundation  community  through
members-­only  forum
*As  used  above,  "employees"  refers  to  the  number  of  employees  and  consultants  that  a  Silver  Member  has  as  of the  date  of  its  initial  application,  in  the  case  of  a  new  member,  and  on  renewal  date,  in  the  case  of  a  renewing member.

[MakeBelieve]

It's just a fancy place where Bitcoin companies can advertise for being members of the Bitcoin foundation even though they claim to help the Bitcoin community which in the early days I think they did they have lsot interest and just want money now.

[hilariousandco]

found this on the web:


Platinum
● Observing  rights  for  board  meetings
● Voting  rights  for  one  board  seat  exclusive  to  Platinum  members
● Special  announcement  of  membership  on  foundation  blog
● Logo  on  foundation  website  "members"  page  and  ability  to  add  a  platinum  member  logo  to  your  site
or  marketing  materials
● First  right  of  refusal  for  sponsorship  opportunities  at  annual  conference
● The  right  to  run  for  Bitcoin  Foundation  board  seats  and  influence  the  direction  of  the  organization
● Exclusive  networking  opportunities  with  members  of  the  foundation  community  through
members-­only  forum
Gold
● Voting  rights  for  one  board  seat  shared  with  Silver  members
● Special  announcement  of  membership  on  foundation  blog
● Logo  on  foundation  website  "members"  page  and  ability  to  add  a  gold  member  logo  to  your  site  or
marketing  materials
● Advance  notice  of  sponsorship  opportunities  at  annual  conference
● The  right  to  run  for  Bitcoin  Foundation  board  seats  and  influence  the  direction  of  the  organization
● Exclusive  networking  opportunities  with  members  of  the  foundation  community  through
members-­only  forum
Silver
Large:  Employee  size  over  100
Medium:  Employee  size  25-­99 Small:  Companies  in  business  less  than  two  years  and  with  fewer  than  25  employees
● Voting  rights  for  one  board  seat  shared  with  Gold  members
● Logo  on  foundation  website  "members"  page  and  ability  to  add  a  silver  member  logo  to  your  site  or
marketing  materials
● Advance  notice  of  sponsorship  opportunities  at  annual  conference
● The  right  to  run  for  Bitcoin  Foundation  board  seats  and  influence  the  direction  of  the  organization
● Exclusive  networking  opportunities  with  members  of  the  foundation  community  through
members-­only  forum
*As  used  above,  "employees"  refers  to  the  number  of  employees  and  consultants  that  a  Silver  Member  has  as  of the  date  of  its  initial  application,  in  the  case  of  a  new  member,  and  on  renewal  date,  in  the  case  of  a  renewing member.

If this is true, you shouldn't be able to buy your way in. You should be invited based on merit.

[IIOII]

Your benefits:

* supporting an intransparent elitist organization >>> you can feel elite
* supporting bootlicking of government officials who want to press bitcoin regulation >>> you can express your love for government even harder
* supporting all the double-minded fellows that are part of this organization >>> you're helping people in need

[Gabi]

Lol you must be an idiot to give 100.000$ to them! Funny the choice of words, "rights" "board meetings" "voting rights" "organization", wow seems important, when in real it is just a group of people. It is like if i create the gabi foundation and i ask you to give me 100.000$ so you can vote for... dunno... mmhh... well, the logo of the gabi foundation!!!! And of course i act like the gabi foundation is the most important thing in the bitcoin world, that we organize things, we do things etcetc

[MakeBelieve]

Your benefits:

* supporting an intransparent elitist organization >>> you can feel elite
* supporting bootlicking of government officials who want to press bitcoin regulation >>> you can express your love for government even harder
* supporting all the double-minded fellows that are part of this organization >>> you're helping people in need

This is the way they should have worded it on their website so I am undeer the impression that the Bitcoin community doesn't support the foundation any more? Finally some good news.

[yatsey87]

So this is just like a corrupt organisation where nobody voted for them?

[hilariousandco]

Lol you must be an idiot to give 100.000$ to them! Funny the choice of words, "rights" "board meetings" "voting rights" "organization", wow seems important, when in real it is just a group of people. It is like if i create the gabi foundation and i ask you to give me 100.000$ so you can vote for... dunno... mmhh... well, the logo of the gabi foundation!!!! And of course i act like the gabi foundation is the most important thing in the bitcoin world, that we organize things, we do things etcetc

I guess there's nothing stopping anyone to create their own foundation, but people will assume or take their word on things so I'm sceptical of why they're even needed.

[DanielVG]

Is there a list of all people involved?
Just seems like an empty prestige title

[MakeBelieve]

So this is just like a corrupt organisation where nobody voted for them?

Exactly what they are and they have some how got away with it.

[hilariousandco]

Is there a list of all people involved?
Just seems like an empty prestige title

https://members.bitcoinfoundation.org/current

Scroll down for individuals.

[MakeBelieve]

Is there a list of all people involved?
Just seems like an empty prestige title

bitcoinstore paid 100k for their 'advertising' on their page so the foundation has made 1 million dollars I would say to this date and they have just put that in their back pocket and walked off with it.