Bitpay Receives $510,000 From Investors

Bitpay Receives $510,000 From Investors

BitPay has announced that it has secured a funding round of $510,000 from outside investors. The investors include Barry Silbert, founder of SecondMarket, a trading platform used by institutional investors to exchange shares in companies that have not gone public. Jimmy Furland, also of SecondMarket. Shakil Khan, founder of the online music service....


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