Xsolla Teams Up With BitPay in Partnership That Seeks to Spur Bitcoin Purchases in Gaming
Payment and billing platform Xsolla is taking another step forward when it comes to perhaps bringing the possibility of bitcoin purchased in the gaming realm. Today's big news is that the company, which has offices in five countries around the world, has integrated with Atlanta-based BitPay, a highly-respected bitcoin payment processing outfit that has grown considerably in the past two years. The announcement comes not long following an August announcement that Xsolla had begun working with San Francisco-based Coinbase, so it does appear the company has changed their mind on just who....
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