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Blockstream is now controlled by the Bilderberg Group - seriously!

• reddit.com

(Publisher: Bilderberg > Blockstream > Bitcoin Core Development - FYI)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Bilderberg_Conference

Henri de Castries, Chairman, Bilderberg Meetings; Chairman and CEO, AXA Group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group#Chairmen_of_the_steering_committee

Chairmen of the steering committee

Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1954–75)

Alec Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel (1977–80)

Walter Scheel (1981–85)

Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden (1986–89)

Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1990–98)

Étienne Davignon, Viscount Davignon (1999–2011)

Henri de Castries (since 2012)

http://uk.businessinsider.com/list-of-ceos-and-politicians-invited-to-2015-bilderberg-conference-in-austria-2015-6

Here are all the CEOs and politicians going to the top secret Bilderberg Conference this week (Jun. 10, 2015)

Here's the full list:

Henri de Castries, AXA Group, Chairman and CEO

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http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/07/axa-boss-henri-de-castries-on-coal-do-you-really-want-to-be-the-last-investor

Henri de Castries might just be the most powerful man in the world. He is chief executive and chairman of one of the world's biggest insurers, Axa, and a member of France's illustrious noble house of Castries. But De Castries is also chairman of the Bilderberg group, a collection of political and business leaders from Europe and North America that meets in private every year to debate "megatrends and major issues facing the world" – or which is secretly running the world if you are a conspiracy theorist.

Bitcoin Startup Blockstream Raises $55 Million in Funding Round

Horizons Ventures and AXA Strategic Ventures are among the investors in the company, which is developing blockchain technology.

Blockstream, a bitcoin-focused startup founded by some of the industry's most high-profile developers, raised $55 million in one of the largest funding rounds in the history of the virtual currency.

Investors including Horizons Ventures, Tokyo-based Digital Garage and AXA Strategic Ventures, the investment arm of insurance giant AXA SA, contributed to the funding. ...

Blockstream Announces $55 Million Series A Investment Bringing Total Capital Raised to $76 Million

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 3, 2016 / PRNewsWire

The round is being led by Horizons Ventures, AXA Strategic Ventures, and Digital Garage, with participation from existing investors including AME Cloud Ventures, Blockchain Capital, FuturePerfect Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Mosaic Ventures, and Seven Seas Venture Partners.


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