Bitcoin in South America - BitPay Opens Latin American Headquarters

Bitcoin in South America - BitPay Opens Latin American Headquarters

As global popularity of Bitcoin grows, many Bitcoin companies are taking notice and expanding operations into other countries. Earlier this week, merchant payment processor BitPay announced the opening of its Latin America headquarters in Argentina. The expansion is one of the first for the Atlanta, Georgia based company and comes at an important time....


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