Payments Processor BitPay Joins the Bitcoin Foundation as Gold Member
The Bitcoin Foundation added a new member to its ranks on 21st March. BitPay, a leading merchant processor that enables organizations to accept bitcoin, has become a Gold Member of the Bitcoin Foundation, an official blog post from the organisation revealed. The Bitcoin Foundation's goal is to advocate globally for the use of bitcoin as a new financial tool to enable monetary access, transparency and innovation. Speaking about the news, Tony Gallippi, CEO and co-founder of BitPay, said: "BitPay feels it is important to support the great work done by the Bitcoin Foundation, as they are....
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