The Final Days of the Bitcoin Foundation?

Bruce Fenton, executive director at the Bitcoin Foundation, opened the company's Dec. 15 board meeting with a sense of urgency: “We need additional funds if we wish to retain employees.” The numbers didn’t look good. In two years, the foundation had seen at least $7 million evaporate. As of Nov. 30, its total assets stood at $12,553.06.

To sustain the Bitcoin Foundation’s operations, which have included lobbying, putting on conferences and providing technical support for the digital currency, Fenton urged the group to find ways to raise money quickly.