Charlie Shrem

The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in 2012 as a way to provide legitimacy to bitcoin and cryptocurrencies at a time when they were relatively unknown. For two years, the foundation worked to lobby lawmakers, create public awareness and help bitcoin technology advance with the changing times....

Former Bitcoin Foundation Vice Chairman Charlie Shrem hosted an "Ask Me Anything" session online this week from the comfort of his prison Pennsylvania prison cell. Shrem is doing time in a federal prison after he was convicted on money laundering charges. In March, he began his two-year...

Dubbed "Bitcoin's First Felon" by the press, Charlie Shrem was locked up this week to complete a two year sentence for his involvement in the Silk Road online black market. Shem landed himself in prison for knowingly selling bitcoins to users of the site, but he says his sentence...