Cross posted to r/bitcoin
In the most recent episode of Lets Talk Bitcoin (
http://letstalkbitcoin.com/e95-the-captain-and-the-keep/) , Anthony Di Lorio of The Canadian Bitcoin Alliance and Andreas Antonopoulos discuss the Bitcoin Foundation and The Global Bitcoin Alliance. Well worth a listen. I'm personally ambivalent to the politics of the former but do like the concept of a loose federation of groups grown from the ground up. To me, such an alliance of people helping themselves fits well with the bootstrapped nature of the blockchain.
In the next few years, beyond the early adopter phase, tens of thousands of business people and millions of ordinary citizens are going to form thousands of adhoc groups trying to get to grips with this thing. They will come together to learn, to brainstorm, to collaborate and to share.
In the spirit of decentralised organisation, I have set up a site at
http://thebitcoinalliance.com and offer it free to anyone wishing to use it. You do not need to be a member of any club and do not need to pay a joining fee or subs. This is a service to the community and if the Global or Canadian Alliance wish to take it over, I will donate it to them as long as they leave it free for anyone to use and membership to the wider alliance remains optional.
Intended as a work-space and a way to make and maintain connections, you can form or join groups – semi-public or private - to discuss a subset of your interest. This is a blank space to use as you wish. Create a forum, make connections, form discussions based on a project, location, language or topic. Find experts. Make things happen or chew the fat.
I'm a writer, not an entrepreneur and have asked no-one's permission to do this. Although I align myself with the aims of The Global Bitcoin Alliance, I represent no-one and will not speak on anyone's behalf. I simply like Di Lorio's and Antonopoulous' approach and have taken the logical next step. Crypto currencies and trustless networks are set to change the world. They will foster the next wave of decentralisation and self-determination. To that end, we need tools to connect and network. Until we can turn it into a DAC, I hope this will be a useful compromise.
Right now, there's no-one there. It's yours if you want it.