Bitcoin Bowl Social Tipping Campaign Possibly Spurred on by Country Superstar Shooter Jennings
Shooter Jennings is the latest musician to utilize digital currency openly. He announced earlier this week on Twitter that he would be using the ChangeTip application to send out Bitcoin tips during ESPN's Bitcoin Bowl in St. Petersburg, sponsored by BitPay. Jennings is a country music star specializing in an off-shoot genre called outlaw country. He's quite prolific, having released ten studio albums since 2005. During the college football bowl game between North Carolina State University and the University of Central Florida, Jennings is offering people money to tweet to at him using the....
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Shooter Jennings, a country music star signed to Universal South Records, is showing his support of Bitcoin in a big way. Jennings just released his new single, "Nashville from Afar," is available for download through all the usual channels such as iTunes for the hefty sum of $1. To highlight the oft-touted benefits of bitcoin such as lack of chargebacks and reduced fraud, Jennings is offering 50% off to those that buy his new single with Bitcoin. The single is available for purchase directly from Jennings' website for $0.50 worth of bitcoin, payment processing provided by BitPay. Also....
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The 2015 edition of the St Petersburg Bowl will not be known as the Bitcoin St Petersburg Bowl, according to ESPN. A representative from the TV news source would not comment as to whether the move foretells a sponsorship change for this year's event, or if it is currently seeking a new sponsor for the 2015 bowl game. Last year's event was sponsored by bitcoin processor BitPay, which inked a three-year deal to brand the college football playoff. The spokesperson told CoinDesk: "The decision to rebrand the event to the St. Petersburg Bowl was a mutual one between both BitPay and ESPN." While....