BitPay Sponsoring LAUNCH Hackathon 2014

BitPay Sponsoring LAUNCH Hackathon 2014

Coinbase isn't the only digital payments processor getting involved with hackathons. BitPay today announced that they will be the premier sponsor of the LAUNCH Hackathon 2014 taking place in San Francisco, California (specifically, at the San Francisco Design Center). The event takes place from February 21st-23rd, and over $2 million in investment and prizes are expected to be awarded to the more than 1,000 developers that will compete against each other. Most interestingly, bitcoin is offering additional financial incentive to developers at the hackathon who make use of the....


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