Georgia Tech and BitPay Announce Bitcoin Integration

Student fans of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets now get the opportunity to use their bitcoins. By partnering with BitPay, the university plans to implement the technology before any other university in the United States. The students will get to pay with bitcoin at the concession stand while cheering on the Jackets. They'll also be able to couple the technology with their existing student BuzzCards to buy food and merchandise all throughout campus. Along with the ability to buy snacks and drinks, Georgia Institute of Technology students will be able to keep their bitcoins in a personalized....

One of the last places you'd expect Atlanta, Georgia-based BitPay to get involved with is probably sports. The bitcoin payment processor recently announced that they have signed on to sponsor the St. Petersburg Bowl Game that takes place annually, calling it the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. Now, they've added to their sponsorship list. The company announced on Monday that they have now partnered up with the Georgia Institute of Technology's Athletic Association in a deal brokered by IMG College (the multimedia rights partner for the university). The partnership will sponsor Georgia Tech's....

The Georgia Institute of Technology has become the first university to integrate bitcoin into its students' dining and shopping experience. Campus payment cards, known as BuzzCards, can now be topped up with the digital currency at the university's BuzzCard Centre, located inside its bookstore. BuzzCards can be used at more than 200 locations on campus, allowing students to pay for meals, parking, recreational facilities and tickets for various sporting events using bitcoin. Georgia Tech also features 10 BuzzCard ATMs where students can withdraw hard cash. Former students and current....

Love Will, Inc, the team behind the Pheeva bitcoin wallet, has launched a branded bitcoin wallet specifically for students at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Called 'the Jacket Wallet', the custom bitcoin wallet features Georgia Tech's signature navy blue and gold colors, and will require users to have a campus email address to enroll. The wallet was officially unveiled at a kickoff event for the school's first dedicated bitcoin group, Bitcoin@Tech. Held on 24th September, the Bitcoin 101 session featured representatives from Pheeva and Georgia-based payment processor BitPay, as well....

If the news in late July that BitPay sponsoring Georgia Tech athletic programs wasn't the biggest indicator today's story was bound to happen, we don't know what would be. The word this morning is that the Georgia Institute of Technology is going to become the one of the first (if not the) university in the world to integrate bitcoin payments not only into their stadium concession sales, but also to student dining and shopping. It's coming together in a partnership with - you guessed it - Atlanta-based BitPay. Here's what's going to happen: Bitcoin point-of-sale devices are going to be....