Quote from: inBitweTrust on October 22, 2014, 08:40:55 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on October 22, 2014, 08:31:45 PM

Because we're too lazy. It's much easier to sit behind a keyboard and bitch about the current one.

Many of us are opposed to any foundation representing bitcoin and prefer the protocol to remain mercurial, fluid, and dynamic.

All of the forums combined represent the metaphorical foundation.

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Quote from: QuestionAuthority on October 21, 2014, 01:33:59 AM

Quote from: JorgeStolfi on October 21, 2014, 01:02:32 AM

Quote from: bg002h on October 21, 2014, 12:53:01 AM

AFAIK, no one has been able to prove anyone has paid a membership fee...the foundation doesn't publish a privacy violating list of payers / identities & addresses...duh. The expectation that large membership fees would be paid in a single tx is a bit misguided, imho.

Well, I had understood that they promised to accept donations only through a specific address, precisely so that everybody could check their accounting.

But that is indeed an interesting philosophical question: how can we get to trust a Foundation devoted to the cause of a trustless anonymous payment system. Huh

The question is, why do we need a foundation and what has having one done for Bitcoin? Look at the bylaws of the foundation. Specifically, the permanent founding members list. Do you trust an organization with members that can't be removed?