ESPN and Bitpay's 'Bitcoin Bowl' brings Bitcoin into 100 Million Households
The 'Bitcoin Bowl' agreement entered between BitPay and ESPN is probably the most important step ever for public acceptance of Bitcoin. Jeff Stone,writing in The International Business Times, reminds us that the biggest battle that Bitcoin faces is that of public acceptance. The 'Bitcoin Bowl' agreement has the potential to: "To win over a public still skeptical of digital currencies and to get some good headlines in a year marked by bad press for its falling price and bankruptcy scandals, Bitcoin promoters are turning to America's favorite pastime - football." The agreement between BitPay....
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Today, BitPay's Tony Gallippi posted to the BitPay blog with exciting news: "Get Read for the Bitcoin Bowl." The St. Petersburg "Bitcoin Bowl" will take place on December 26th at 8:00 PM at the sunny Tropicana Field in eponymous St. Petersburg, Florida. People around the world can now purchase pre-sale tickets for the Bitcoin Bowl at Stpetersburgbowl.com, the official website of the Bitcoin Bowl. Gallippi explained: The ticket pre-sale is exclusive to bitcoin purchases, giving the bitcoin community a two week head-start to get the best seats in the house before tickets are available....
The Bitcoin community around the world is currently watching the #BitcoinBowl, and not necessarily for the schools competing (UCF vs. NC State). Instead, many were watching closely to see just how the word "Bitcoin" would be talked about and received by the public. Those involved in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl have been working closely with BitPay for months to throw this huge event. The pre-sale tickets for the #BitcoinBowl were sold exclusively for Bitcoin. Even Madeira Beach, where the teams relax before the game, has embraced Bitcoin for their annual Beach Bash. Tonight, Bitcoin....
Weeks after the surprise announcement that it would drop bitcoin from the title of its St Petersburg Bowl, ESPN remains tight-lipped regarding its "mutual decision" with former St Petersburg Bowl sponsor BitPay to cut short its support for the event. Though somewhat cryptic in its original response, an ESPN spokesperson has confirmed that "BitPay is no longer the sponsor" for the game, and that this year's version is likely to bear the generic title the St Petersburg Bowl. BitPay, which offers bitcoin payment processing services, signed a three-year deal to provide financial support for....
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....
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....