BitNation - Meet the team and know what they've been upto
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BitNation is the first Decentralized Borderless Voluntary Nation (DBVN) on the blockchain system. It is the world’s first digital nation-state that temporarily leverages on the Ethereum blockchain technology. This operating model was created for the purpose of public governance; a system that allows members of the public to create their own independent nation-states within the blockchain space. Currently, BitNation has registered more than 1000 citizens of BitNation across different countries.
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THE ROADMAP OF BITNATION
The platform was created by Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof in the year 2014, in that same year, the first digital marriage, world citizenship ID, and land titles were registered and sponsored on the BitNation platform.
In 2015, Estonia in Afghanistan proclaimed their support and partnership with the project for the purpose of moving their Legal database into the blockchain system for effective utilization and preservation.
In 2016, the platform launched their second version of Pangea. In 2017, the platform focused on escalating the team and commencing their pre-ICO sale.
This year 2018, the latest version of Pangea was launched, and it is in Panthalassa. This year, BitNation has moved their focus to the go-to-market phase which is aimed at putting offerings into the blockchain market, in other to penetrate the market while achieving their expectations.
From their whitepaper and website, The roadmap is not very detailed. It is now left for you to judge the progress of this platform.
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THE TEAM BEHIND BITNATION
It can only take a great team coupled with strong experience and background in their various niche to successfully set up such a huge project on the blockchain, especially when it's the very first. Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof is the founder and CEO of BitNation. Right Before she founded BitNation, she has functioned in many frontlines of government, politics where she worked as a contractor, and she was also relevant in the cultural field. Susanne is not new to cryptocurrency affairs, she has been a big crypto enthusiast since 2011 to know that it is achievable to sponsor the first digital nation-state on the blockchain. Susanne acquired her first Bitcoin in 2012, she got interested and started learning about the functioning of the crypto market. Susanne being the CEO also functions as the leader of the team.
The BitNation team is made up of experts, professionals and all-inclusive. BitNation is endowed with an experienced and more than capable core team for communication, operations, a brilliant network of advisors, not forgetting the technical team. BitNation is set to experience rapid success and growth on the blockchain. Due to the data I’ve gathered about each individual of the various teams, activities carried out on the platform is geared towards achieving their goal.
In this vibrant and effective team, are men and women of change, that seek to achieve a perfect Jurassic world that will benefit every individual regardless of their country. The team comprises of Sonja Prstec as the legal officer, Rachelle Traboulsi as the executive assistant, Kenneth Lillieholm as the diplomatic engagement officer, Dr Matthews John as the chief financial officer among the team is James Fennell Tempelhof (Susanne's husband) who is functioning as the Chief operation officer and many others. But the persons mentioned above play major roles in the functioning of the company's operations and management.
Besides, BitNation has a team that takes care of the communication system in the platform. This team is made up of four members; the social media manager, media director, media director, community engagement officer. The primary function of this team is to establish an active community via several media platforms. These are the core members of the communication group.
Communications Core Team
Joffy Mills | Media Director
Erik Vollstadt | Community Director
Jacob Cox| Community Engagement
Alma Sommer | Social Media Manager
The BitNation project involves a complex utilization of technology, which is why there is a team that comprises of 15 members of various expertise like web developers, AI developers, architects, Android developers and others. The team is headed by Kent Dahlgren as the CTO. Below are the names and offices of members of the technology team.
Technology Core Team
Kent Dahlgren | Chief Technology Officer
Mawo | Chief Security Officer
Florian Lenz | Chief Software Architect
William Huang | Solidity Developer
Alberto Estarrona | Senior iOS/Android Developer
Andrew Selivanov | iOS/Android Developer
Mark Wong | Senior React Native Developer
Mark Nuzz | Systems Architect
Adrian Pollio | Creative Director
Camilo Luna | Web Developer
Spencer Ferri | Machine Learning, Exocortex
David Gross | UX/UI Developer
Daniel Franca | Full Stack Javascript Developer
Johan Nygren | Proof of Individuality, Swarm Distribution
Thiago Souza | Artificial Intelligence Developer
All teams on the platform consist of a board of advisors made up of seven members. All these teams are working endlessly to realize the goal of the platform.
THE GOAL OF BITNATION
The basic goal of this platform is to eliminate nation-states and achieve a state without borders, they are trying to achieve an autonomous and independent nations in the digital space, free from external interference. The platform also provides the option of cutting out connections with the existing government, due to their performance level.
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