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[Jonathan Vaage]

Hi, I would like to apply for membership. I'm the creative director at Stash and have participated in the GCBU thread for a few years. My twitter handle is @JonathanVaage. I was happy to meet several Bitcoin Unlimited members this year in Tokyo and would be honored to join this esteemed organization.

My signing key: 1581sovLFohMPPaxYG5gYLLGjmnemagc21

 

[Mengerian]

I'll second Jon Vaage's application

And I have also checked that he is the same @JonathanVaage on Twitter

 

[Windowly]

I also second (or third?) Vaage's application! Great to have him onboard.

 

[solex]

Drawing a line here for new membership applications which will be considered in the forthcoming vote.
Further applications are welcome but will be part of the next vote, July 2018.

Applications which will be included in BUIP090 for vote in May are:

@sken
@micropresident
@Daniel Lipshitz
@Jonathan Vaage

Pending are:

@root (seconder & pubkey required)
@InTheRed (seconder & pubkey required)
@Ceci Making $ & Bits (seconder & pubkey required)
@ITA000 (seconder & pubkey required)

@DeftNerd (pubkey required)
@reina (pubkey required)

I don't know enough about @root, @InTheRed, @Ceci Making $ & Bits or @ITA000 to be a seconder. So, we need their seconders ahead of the vote, as well as a BTC/BCH address for voting.

@DeftNerd @reina Can you please supply a legacy Bitcoin address which you can use for signing votes and messages?

The BU voting system uses legacy addresses at present, however, we will look at upgrading to also support CashAddr.

Prospective members, please note some useful information here which also applies for the upcoming vote.

edit: pub key received from reina

 

[todu]

Hi, I would like to apply for membership. I'm the creative director at Stash and have participated in the GCBU thread for a few years. My twitter handle is @JonathanVaage. I was happy to meet several Bitcoin Unlimited members this year in Tokyo and would be honored to join this esteemed organization.

My signing key: 1581sovLFohMPPaxYG5gYLLGjmnemagc21

Can you prove that you control the @JonathanVaage Twitter account and then edit your comment to include your proof? A simple tweet linking to your membership application comment would be enough as proof to me at least.

 

[torusJKL]

@todu maybe you have not seen this:

I'll second Jon Vaage's application

And I have also checked that he is the same @JonathanVaage on Twitter

[doublepost=1525764322][/doublepost]@sken @micropresident @Daniel Lipshitz

Could you please proof that you are who you say you are?
e.g. by posting on your github or twitter accounts?

Please also have a look here:
https://bitco.in/forum/threads/buip090-new-members-for-election-9.11039/#post-63131

 

[todu]

Thanks @torusJKL. I don't know who @Mengerian is probably because I don't read this forum much. (I read mostly Reddit and Twitter.) So I'm going to vote no to @Jonathan Vaage if he does not edit his comment adding a public proof of controlling his Twitter account that he linked. If he edits his post then I'll vote yes for his membership application.

 

[Windowly]

Also, good to have your application @Daniel Lipshitz . I am seconding it.
Our voting system requires BTC/BCH legacy addresses. Can you update your post with an address for signing messages going forward?

Would it be possible to change the voting system to BCH cashaddr addresses?

 

[imaginary_username]

Hello! I would like to apply for BU membership. I have been interested in Bitcoin since late 2013 and became more active in 2014, when I started trading coins on the street via Mycelium as well as got interested in the protocol debates.

I sign with qrye0g0t2x0u7qkmfe3v0kedtjdhk8d2hvu9kx54ga aka 1KNvUAmquf9v2BgyrTsLjE8GdKwu1PaJed

"I am imaginary_username on bitco.in 20180510"

II73ZTVldAlLLvHfVSKvmruCy7QSGiWKJtiKlOQBm/KvYDhb62u8jwE0PMIw8P1QlLQ9n8IAIYKX2quYIsrYBB8=

Twitter: @im_uname (see signature on profile)
Reddit: /u/imaginary_username, can DM a member if needed to prove identity.
BCF discord: @im_uname #4406, can message a member if needed.
Yours.org: https://www.yours.org/@im_uname
memo: qrg7zy366dtu57xqj4fy9juvtqv2znrdm5huc6uzzw

 

[torusJKL]

I'm happy to second your application @imaginary_username .

@solex please add him to the list for the next election round.

 

[Shaun Chong]

Hi,

I would like to become a Bitcoin Unlimited member. Many of you probably already know me. For those who don't, here's my introduction.

I'm Shaun Chong, Lead Developer of Bitcoin.com Pool.

I've been an avid Bitcoiner since 2011, and was GPU mining in my high school boarding house and university dorms.

I witnessed the big block drama from the start and wanted to see big blocks win. That led me to join Bitcoin.com to develop Bitcoin.com Pool with Emil Oldenburg (CTO of Bitcoin.com). We were the first pool to run Bitcoin Unlimited and promote big blocks. Today, Bitcoin.com Pool is among the top 3 biggest Bitcoin Cash mining pools and has at least 10% of the network hashrate on most days.

Bitcoin Cash is the Bitcoin I signed up for in 2011, and I want to see the vision of peer-to-peer electronic cash stay alive.

Edit: Added my signing address:
1BZTJSoLVgwwKrKpV6DGyDQeUUGw5wthuu

 

[Windowly]

Glad to have you! I second you, Shaun Chong.

Verified on reddit & Bitcoin.com forum that he is the same guy.

 

[torusJKL]

@Shaun Chong great to see your here.
Please add a bitcoin signing address (legacy 1 format) to your application.
This is needed in order to add you to the voting system.

 

[OpenMind]

Here's my introduction.

I have been following Bitcoin intensely since 2012. I love the idea that this value exchange vehicle, will change the way we value each other.

I want to be a member of BU because I feel I can contribute, however this is never about me, so I choose to be anonymous.

I have an open mind. What more are you looking for in a member?

 

[solex]

Welcome @OpenMind
You make a good first impression. BU members guide the direction of the org, so we ask that they vote a few times a year. Being more active in outreach or development is always a bonus and appreciated.
We need a BCH/BTC address as a public key for signed voting.
Providing inks to previous on-line writings about Bitcoin, crypto or related areas will make election more likely. Next vote is probably in late-June.
Info about BU: https://www.bitcoinunlimited.info/about/organization

@Shaun Chong Excellent to see your application here!

 

[OpenMind]

Thank you Solex,

Any online writings I have are done under different name(s), so how I interact with BU will need to be the same way. I am interested in seeing Bitcoin Cash succeed with the help of all of the developers. As BU is the second most active and now has members of ABC it seems to make sense to support thier work by becoming a member here as well as donating time and resources to the work they are doing.

Are there non-technical tasks that need to be done here in BU as well?

Does the BU website text need to be updated?

Even if I don't make the grade in the election process, it seems this is a critical time for Bitcoin Cash and all that can now be done with OpCodes and a 32 MB limit.

As always, OpenMind.

 

[solex]

Drawing a line here for new membership applications which will be considered in the forthcoming vote.
Further applications are welcome but will be part of the next vote, approx end-September 2018.

Applications which will be included in BUIP097 for vote in May are:

@imaginary_username
@Shaun Chong

Pending is:

@OpenMind (seconder & pubkey required)

I don't know enough about @OpenMind to be a seconder. So, we need a seconder ahead of the vote, as well as a BTC/BCH address for voting.
@OpenMind Can you please supply a legacy Bitcoin address which you can use for signing votes and messages?

@torusJKL has seconded imaginary_username
I am seconding Shaun Chong

The BU voting system uses legacy addresses at present, however, we will look at upgrading to also support CashAddr.

Prospective members, please note some useful information here which also applies for the upcoming vote.

 

[OpenMind]

I appreciate being tagged to return to this thread.

Like many others, I watch and occasionally comment. Who I am is not important. What I stand for is.

I mined in 2013 and have stayed in touch with many of the early coders. Today I live a simple life and look forward to Bitcoin Cash flourishing.

BCH is Bitcoin. My legacy address is 1FagGBX4657vQ9w2f8fCLXyDdLNWQ71a9T

OpenMind

 

[bitsko]

I have known imaginary_username to be creative, passionate and intelligent and would find him a welcome addition to the Bitcoin Unlimited Party.

reccomendation: yes

 

[mkomaransky]

Hi, I'm Mike Komaransky

Twitter: @mkomaransky
Reddit: /u/mpkomara
memo: @mkomaransky
BU Slack: mike.komaransky

I started Cumberland MIning, now I run Grapefruit Trading, an OTC trading operation. I have dedicated my life to bitcoin since discovering it in May, 2010. I believe in adopting a scientific-based approach to changes to the Bitcoin protocol. Absent the proof or evidence which points to the benefits of arbitrarily capping the blocksize, I await (but do not expect) any refutation of Rizun's paper on the Fee Market, and am a supporter of BCH. I am a large donor of the BCF (now BCA) to help spread adoption. I am an investor in yours.org. I try to help Ledger Journal with peer review. Please consider this my request to be a member of Bitcoin Unlimited.

"August 22, 2018

For the Bitcoin Unlimited team, please use this as proof of my ownership of the address 1BaZbcPGhRR96j8g6LXUDjuuDtywAutm4F.

Mike Komaransky"

H6aR+AV7ZnE9SdyezcR7SN/ziHMdM2xcjOMKONi1BgiiJMA7Pt8SG4wcMbizx4MQC6FckHum3L5nmOwh/L7hVxc=