{"id":280,"date":"2014-05-09T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/bobby-lee-brock-pierce-join-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2014-05-09T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T21:55:00","slug":"bobby-lee-brock-pierce-join-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/bobby-lee-brock-pierce-join-bitcoin.html","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Lee, Brock Pierce Join Bitcoin Foundation\u2019s Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/BobbyLee-brockPierce.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/BobbyLee-brockPierce.png\" height=\"195\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/bobby-lee-brock-pierce-join-bitcoin-foundations-board-directors\/\">CoinDesk<\/a>) Bobby Lee and Brock Pierce have joined the Bitcoin Foundation\u2019s board<br \/>\n of directors, after coming top in a second round of votes cast by the<br \/>\norganisation\u2019s industry members.<br \/>\nThe run-off election featured three candidates, including BTC China CEO <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/tag\/bobby-lee\/\">Bobby Lee<\/a>, venture capitalist <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinfoundation.org\/forum\/index.php?\/topic\/853-industry-candidate-brock-pierce\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brock Pierce<\/a> and CEO of mobile gift card provider Gyft, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/tag\/gyft\/\">Vinny Lingham<\/a>.<br \/>\n The results were particularly close, with Lee&nbsp;receiving 79% approval<br \/>\nand&nbsp;Pierce scoring 65% \u2013 just 2% above Lingham, who received 63%.<br \/>\nWith the announcement, Lee and Pierce&nbsp;join a board that includes executive director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/author\/jon-matonis\/\">Jon Matonis<\/a>, bitcoin chief scientist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/gavin-andresen-bitcoin-companies-support-open-source\/\">Gavin Andresen<\/a>, Bitcoin Magazine\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/elizabeth-ploshay-micky-malka-elected-bitcoin-foundation-board\/\">Elizabeth Ploshay<\/a> and Ribbit Capital\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/micky-malka-bitcoin-can-help-worlds-unbanked\/\">Micky Malka<\/a>, alongside&nbsp;founder and chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vessenes\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Vessenes<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis news follows the 1st May results of an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/bitcoin-foundation-vote-yields-no-new-board-members\/\">initial round of voting<\/a>, which ended with none of the original 15 candidates reaching the necessary vote threshold to win a seat.<br \/>\nThese industry seats have been vacant since the resignation of two founding members \u2013 former BitInstant CEO <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/exclusive-charlie-shrem-speaks-mt-gox-arrest-bitcoin-bromance\/\">Charlie Shrem<\/a> and Mt. 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