[Osmf-talk] Bitcoin major donation to OSMF

[Ivo Stankov]

Great news!

Now the big question is what should the OSMF do with those ~20 BTC?

I am not talking how to spend them, but how to keep them - as bitcoin or
to cash out (at least part of the sum) into  one of the standard fiat
currencies (GBP,EUR,USD).

It is a very tough decision to make, but I think it should be explicitly
made and coordinated/communicated with the OSMF members.

Best,
Ivo

P.S.: Unless the OSMF plans paying in bitcoin for projects and services,
I am for caching out considerable amount now, while it is definitely
worth lots of real money.



On 01/12/2018 11:30 AM, martin at noblecourt.eu wrote:
> Dear members,
> 
> As some of you have probably seen to, OSM Foundation apparently received
> 200,000 USD in donation by the mysterious but groundbreaking Pineapple
> fund (a generous bitcoin owner), plus 30k USD from another anonymous
> donor:
> https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2018/01/11/donation-from-pineapple-fund/
> 
> I first wanted to congratulate the board or anyone else involved and
> making it happen, and also since this donation represent something like
> twice the usual yearly turnaround of the Foundation, I'm very curious to
> see what will be done with this donation - it's a great opportunity for
> the project!
> 
> I'm also using this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy New Year,
> it seems to start well for OSM :-)
> 
> Best
> 
> Martin
> 
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