BitPay and GASH Bring Bitcoin to 10 Million Gamers in Asia
Taiwan's leading gaming payment platform GASH Point has partnered with global bitcoin payment processor BitPay to enable over 10 million gamers in Asia to top up and reload their in-game cash with Bitcoin. GASH Point, one of Asia's largest gaming platforms launched by Taiwanese media giant Gamania, has been serving international customers with its reloadable wallet and prepaid card for online gaming purchases. Over the past few years, GASH Point has established itself as the go-to platform for in-game and gaming gift cards purchases, processing more than 3 million transactions per day.....
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