BitPay Heads To Washington, D.C.
BitPay—one of, if not the world's largest Bitcoin payment processor—is heading to Capitol Hill with the Treasury Department in its sights. The news was quietly announced on Bitpay's Twitter and Instagram pages yesterday. The reason for the meeting is not immediately clear, although an education mission seems most likely. It is also unclear whether they were invited by the Treasury Department, or whether they decided to send representatives to Washington on their own accord. We have reached out to Bitpay for comment and will update this space as necessary. Today we discuss #bitcoin with the....
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It’s time for a new show. In TALKING HEADS, we will ask the experts about the cryptoverse’s overarching themes and latest news. It’s that simple. And, since we’re starting on Bitcoin Day, the first TALKING HEADS has to be about El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as legal tender. However, we’re going to flip the narrative on […]
BitPay Inc, one of Bitcoin's lead payment processing companies, has just announced that it has surpassed 10,000 merchants. BitPay now provides services to merchants in 164 countries with approximately 50% in North America, 25% in Europe, and 25% in the rest of the World. During the month of August, BitPay processed over 10,000 transactions reaching a total value of over $6.4 million. As Bitcoin is becoming more mainstream many merchants are looking for expedient ways to sell products for BTC and BitPay is on the radar. With a Year-to-date in 2013 of over $34 million worth of bitcoins, a....