Membership

Why become a member?

Only the development and implementation of reliable security standards will help ensure the continued growth of blockchain. As a member of the Blockchain Security Standards Council, you’ll be able to:

  1. Contribute to the security standards that will help defend blockchain-based technologies from malevolent players.
  2. Learn how to build effective risk management and security best practices into your apps from the ground up.
  3. Network with key players in the blockchain industry, from market leaders to industry start-ups.

Membership tiers

We have three membership levels available.

Charter members

  • Annual dues: USD $50K.
  • May appoint a representative to the board of directors.
  • All contributor member and general member privileges.
  • Charter membership subject to Board-defined criteria and industry balance considerations.

Contributor members

  • Annual dues: USD $15K.
  • Full participation in BSSC’s technical track, where its standards and audit frameworks are developed and maintained.
  • Propose additional work topics to the BSSC board.
  • All general member privileges.

General members

  • Annual dues: FREE.
  • Have early access to review and comment on stable drafts of BSSC’s standards before they are released publicly.

Our Members

Charter members

Contributor members

Governance documents

The following policies and bylaws determine how BSSC operates:

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