Punch
Three Nigerians have been appointed to the board of the Bitcoin trust fund.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced their appointments, saying they emerged victorious among 7,000 applicants.
Thoe three Nigerians appointed are Abubakar Nur Khalil, Obi Nwosu, and Ojoma Ochai.
Also, a South African, Carla Kirk-Cohen, was appointed.
They were chosen to distribute 500 Bitcoins donated by Dorsey and Jay-Z for Bitcoin development across Africa.
Dorsey, who resigned as Twitter CEO in late November, formed the Bitcoin trust fund in partnership with American hip-hop star Jay Z.
Dorsey and Jay Z had previously announced their intention to give 500 BTC to set up ₿trust, an endowment to fund bitcoin development with a starting focus on teams based in Africa and India…
