Museum of History in St. Petersburg, Florida Accepting Bitcoin Ahead of Bitcoin Bowl

Museum of History in St. Petersburg, Florida Accepting Bitcoin Ahead of Bitcoin Bowl

Atlanta, Georgia-based bitcoin payment processor BitPay has set their sights on St. Petersburg, Florida. The city of about 250,000 residents could very well become the States' next hot spot for bitcoin activity, and it all seemed to start with a football game. Back in June, BitPay announced that they have become the new game title sponsor for the St. Petersburg bowl, a postseason game that airs on national television. Since then, the company has been working to make the Bitcoin Bowl name work for them, attempting to piece together an ecosystem in which people can put their bitcoin to use.....


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