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MinutesoftheRegularMeetingoftheBoardofDirectorsofTheBitcoinFoundation

Held:May24,2016

ThefollowingBoardofDirectorswerepresent:
VinnyLingham
FrancisPouliot
ElizabethMcCauley
MichaelPerklin

Absent:
BrockPierce
BobbyLee

StaffPresent:
BruceFentonExecutiveDirector
AmyLoughranDolanDirectorofOperations
GuestobserverEricLombrozo

CalltoOrderandIntroductions:

Brucecallsthemeetingtoorderat11:05

FoundationNews:

KudostoBrockforsecuringthe$55/65kdonation.Ourbudgetissolowthatitgivesusseveralgoodmonthsof
operatingcapital.Wehavebeenconsideringsomegrantstocoredevelopersbuthavefoundthatintalkingwith
them,theymaynotwantit,forpoliticalreasons.Theresearchgrantproposalisalsobeingviewedasanegative
frombothcoreandnoncorepeople.Werestillinatightfinancialposition.

BrucesentalloftheCoreDevelopersanemailofferingwaythefoundationcouldhelporcooperatewithcore,one
ofthedevelopersleakedtheemail.Thisisnothorribleandthereisnothingparticularlydamagingintheletter,
otherthanthatitwasn'twritteninastyledesignedforthepublic,andthatthisisnotefficientfortheprocessandit
alsodiscusseditemsthatarenotfinalizedorintheearlysuggestionstage.

Budgetupdate/Funding

Brucewouldliketoopenadiscussionregardingfuturestaffing,possiblyhiringacoEDetc.Brucedoesntfeelthat
heisabletoworkeffectivelyasEDalonegiventimecommitmentsandthevariouschallengesweface.InBruces
opinion,theoptionsareforthefoundationtoraisefundsforafulltimepaidstaffmember,tofindsomeonetoserve
ascoED,ortofindareplacementforBruce.BrucefeelsthathecanonlystayonasastandaloneEDfortwomore
months.Bruceisnotprovidingofficialnoticerightnowandwouldliketoworkwiththeboardtodeterminea
solution.ElizabeththankedBruceforworkingasavolunteerintherole.

JohnC,aka"BitcoinErrorLog"hasvolunteeredtoworkonthefoundationwebsiteandcommunicationsand,with
othershavesuggestedarebranding

FrancisfeelsthatweshouldhavesomeintrospectionastowhatwebringtoBitcoinasacommunity.Whatdowe
havetooffergoingforward.Whatdoweoffernow.Wehaveaboardmeeting,asocialmediafollowing,a
mailinglist,theperceptionbythegeneralpublicandthemediathatwearemoreinvolvedthanweactuallyare.
Francisdoesnotthinkweshouldbediscussinghowwespendthemoney,buthowandwhyweshouldcontinue,
goingforward.

Theboarddiscussedourinteractionswithcoredevelopersandothrmembersofthecommunityandtheroleofchief
scientist.

Elizabeththinksthekeyissuesthefoundationisstillnotcoveringistheinternationalcomponentandthedialogue
aroundcoredevelopment.

MichaelPerklingivesanupdateontheBlockchainTrainingConferencewhichwillbeheldonJune2021in
Toronto.BruceandFranciswillattend.

Bruceadjournsthemeetingat12:15.

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