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The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.
FormationSeptember 2012
Registration no.46-1671796
Legal status501(c)(6) Tax-Exempt Organization (Revoked) [1][2]
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., USA
Websitewww.bitcoinfoundation.org

The Bitcoin Foundation is an American organization that was formerly a nonprofit corporation.[3][1] It was founded in September 2012 in an effort to restore the reputation of Bitcoin after several scandals, and to try to promote its development and uptake.[4] The organization is modeled on the Linux Foundation and was funded mainly through grants made by for-profit companies that depend on the bitcoin technology.[5]

  1. ^ a b "BITCOIN FOUNDATION". IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Details about Bitcoin Foundation". Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Bitcoin Foundation Official 501-c filing". DC.gov. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Beaumont, Peter (3 October 2012). "Bitcoin Foundation hopes to revive reputation of online currency". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Bustillos, Maria (2 April 2013). "The bitcoin boom". The New Yorker. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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