It was founded in 2012 with the stated mission to "standardize, protect and promote the use of Bitcoin cryptographic money for the benefit of users worldwide."
Ngo 2012, waba ngomunye wabasunguli be inhlangano engenzi-nzuzo, Bitcoin Foundation, ukuthi ihlose "elifanele, ukuvikela, futhi ukukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa Bitcoin imali wokubhala ngezimpawu ukuze kuzuze abasebenzisi emhlabeni wonke.