Jon Matonis, executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, has resigned.
Having been associated with the Bitcoin Foundation since its inception in late 2012, Matonis became executive director in mid 2013.
Matonis announced his resignation via Twitter yesterday evening:
The time has come for me to resign as Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. Thank you for all of your passionate support! More soon.
— Jon Matonis (@jonmatonis) October 30, 2014
His background includes positions at Visa, VeriSign, and Hushmail, among others. His resignation as executive director is effective as of today, and he will also resign his board membership at the end of this year.
In the interim, Patrick Murck, the Bitcoin Foundation’s general counsel has been appointed as executive director. Murck is also a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation.
The announcement for Murck’s replacement as general counsel has not yet been made.
“Two years is a lifetime in Bitcoin and we’ve come a long way from where we began,” Murck said in a statement on the Bitcoin Foundation’s website. “And yet, there is still so much ahead of us. I thank Jon for his service and am honored to receive this appointment.”
Bitcoin Foundation Executive Director Jon Matonis Resigns
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