BitPay Execs Travel to St. Petersburg to Court Merchants For Bitcoin Bowl
Atlanta, Georgia-based BitPay made huge news recently by becoming the sponsor of the St. Petersburg Bowl (a football game, for our international friends), and in a move that many have pegged as classy, had it renamed to the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl (as opposed to naming it after their own company). Now, executives from the company are traveling down to their neighbor state to make proper arrangements for the game - which takes place in December of this year, with the sponsorship continuing for three years. The idea is to get as many merchants onboard with the digital currency before the....
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Atlanta, Georgia-based bitcoin payment processor BitPay has set their sights on St. Petersburg, Florida. The city of about 250,000 residents could very well become the States' next hot spot for bitcoin activity, and it all seemed to start with a football game. Back in June, BitPay announced that they have become the new game title sponsor for the St. Petersburg bowl, a postseason game that airs on national television. Since then, the company has been working to make the Bitcoin Bowl name work for them, attempting to piece together an ecosystem in which people can put their bitcoin to use.....
ESPN Events has announced that Atlanta, Georgia-based BitPay will serve as the new title sponsor of the annual St. Petersburg Bowl - an NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football game that has been taking place since 2008. BitPay, renowned for its business of allowing merchants to easily accept bitcoin payments and convert them instantly to local currency, will have the game known as the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl beginning with this year's game, slated to be held on the 26th of December at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. "Our goal is to continue to move bitcoin into the....
Today, BitPay's Tony Gallippi posted to the BitPay blog with exciting news: "Get Read for the Bitcoin Bowl." The St. Petersburg "Bitcoin Bowl" will take place on December 26th at 8:00 PM at the sunny Tropicana Field in eponymous St. Petersburg, Florida. People around the world can now purchase pre-sale tickets for the Bitcoin Bowl at Stpetersburgbowl.com, the official website of the Bitcoin Bowl. Gallippi explained: The ticket pre-sale is exclusive to bitcoin purchases, giving the bitcoin community a two week head-start to get the best seats in the house before tickets are available....
As most of you know, Bitpay is the sponsor of this year’s Bitcoin St.Petersburg bowl and they joined NC State and UCF at the All Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. This marked the initiation of the activities of the St.Petersburg bowl. The visit included players, cheerleaders, and mascots from both teams who spent time with the children as they signed autographs, took pictures, and provided memorabilia from the bowl and the respective teams to the children. Additionally, Mike Alsott, former player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will join the representatives from the two schools on their visit.....
Although pop culture outlets often associate cryptocurrency with computer geeks, Bitcoin and Dogecoin have each made inroads into the athletic community. This year, both the NBA's Sacramento Kings and the MLS's San Jose Earthquakes have announced plans to accept Bitcoin payments. For its part, Dogecoin has sponsored both the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team and NASCAR driver Josh Wise. Now, Bitcoin will make its way into a new sport-college football-via the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl to Be First College Football Game Sponsored by Cryptocurrency. While most of the....