Bitcoin Shop Announces Formation of Advisory Board
Bitcoin Shop, Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) ("Bitcoin Shop" or the "Company"), operator of the digital currency ecommerce marketplace www.btcs.com, which is undertaking the build-out of a universal digital currency ecosystem, announced today the formation of its Advisory Board.
The advisory members have been chosen based on their interest in, and understanding of, the digital currency industry. Each member brings an impressive career, credibility, extensive expertise and leadership to Bitcoin Shop.
Charles Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Bitcoin Shop, commented,
"We are pleased to have established an esteemed Advisory Board. All our members are committed to supporting our customers, partners and shareholders by providing advice and leadership combined with access to their extensive global network."
The Advisory Board consists of the following members:
Name | Affiliations | Positions | ||
Margaux Avedisian | EvotionMedia, LLC | Founder | ||
David Bailey | BTC Media, LLC | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Patrick Cines | College Cryptocurrency Network | Director | ||
Carol Van Cleef | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP | Partner | ||
Bruce Fenton | Atlantic Financial Inc | Founder & Managing Director | ||
Jeremy Gardner | College Cryptocurrency Network | Co-founder & Executive Director | ||
Jason King | Sean's Outpost | Founder | ||
Will O'Brien | BitGo, Inc | Chief Executive Officer & Founder | ||
Jonathan Silverman | Sator Square Partners, LLC | Partner | ||
Changpeng Zhao | OKCoin PTE LTD | Chief Technical Officer | ||
About Bitcoin Shop, Inc.
Bitcoin Shop, Inc. plans to build a universal digital currency platform with the goal of enabling users to engage in the digital currency ecosystem through one point of access. We currently operate our legacy ecommerce website (www.bitcoinshop.us) and are operating our beta site (www.btcs.com) where consumers can purchase products using digital currency such as bitcoin, litecoin and dogecoin, by searching through a selection of over 2 million items.
We provide our customers competitive pricing options from over 85 retailers through our "Intelligent Shopping Engine". All ecommerce customer orders are fulfilled by third party vendors. We plan to use our ecommerce platform as a customer on-ramp for a broader digital currency platform. We have been actively partnering with strategic digital currency companies who have technologies, services or products that are complementary to our business strategy by making investments in them and integrating with them.
Bitcoin Shop
http://www.bitcoinshop.us/
Digital currencies
Digital currencies use peer-to-peer networks to facilitate instant payments. They are categorized as cryptocurrencies, as they use cryptography as a security measure. Digital currency issuances and transactions are carried out collectively by the network, with no central authority, and allow users to make verified transfers.
Forward Looking Statements
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