The Bitcoin Foundation Welcomes BitPay as Gold Member
The Bitcoin Foundation, an organization focused on growing the Bitcoin economy, has welcomed another Gold Member to its ever-expanding community of Bitcoin innovators and supporters. BitPay, the newest Bitcoin Foundation member, has shown continuous support since the dawn of virtual currency. As a popular Bitcoin payment processor, BitPay has given....
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The Bitcoin Foundation added a new member to its ranks on 21st March. BitPay, a leading merchant processor that enables organizations to accept bitcoin, has become a Gold Member of the Bitcoin Foundation, an official blog post from the organisation revealed. The Bitcoin Foundation's goal is to advocate globally for the use of bitcoin as a new financial tool to enable monetary access, transparency and innovation. Speaking about the news, Tony Gallippi, CEO and co-founder of BitPay, said: "BitPay feels it is important to support the great work done by the Bitcoin Foundation, as they are....
Elizabeth Ploshay, communications director for Bitcoin Magazine and an elected board member of the Bitcoin Foundation, is leaving the publication to join the account management team at BitPay. Ploshay's new position at BitPay was announced on the company's official blog. In her capacity as Account Manager, Ploshay will work to enroll more charitable organizations and political campaigns in the bitcoin ecosystem. The addition of Ploshay to BitPay's account management team represents yet another high-profile talent acquisition by the company. Earlier this week, BitPay announced that former....
Announced today on the Bitcoin Foundation blog was news that the Bitcoin Foundation has added a new Platinum member. If you haven't already guessed by the headline, it's KnCMiner, the Sweden-based mining hardware manufacturer. Ordinarily, the new addition of a Bitcoin Foundation member is, well, uneventful. But when a new Platinum member is added, let's just say it's a little bit of a big deal. Why? Because with KnCMiner included, that means there's only two Platinum members. The other member is the Bitcoin Store. "We are avid believers in Bitcoin and its potential to shape the future of....
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"Campaigns tend be about high drama and broad statements of principle." That's Jim Harper, the Bitcoin Foundation's newly elected board member and former global policy council, discussing the recent election in which he and Olivier Janssens triumphed amid controversies over voter turnout and cries that the organisation should be disbanded. Harper is keen to move the Bitcoin Foundation on to more practical concerns when he joins the seven-person board that will include BTC China CEO Bobby Lee. Ribbit Capital's Meyer 'Micky' Malka; venture capitalist Brock Pierce. BitPay's Elizabeth Ploshay.....