![]() The 2014 FEC ruling that bitcoin donations can be accepted by political campaigns and organizations led to BitPay partnering with CoinVox and other fundraising organizations. In 2014, BitPay merchant BitGive became the first bitcoin charity to be recognized as a charitable organization by the IRS and was granted 501(c)(3) status. Within the same month, it was announced that Zynga would also begin to accept Bitcoin, with BitPay as its merchant. Shortly after CES 2014, the NBA basketball team the Sacramento Kings announced they would become the first major sports franchise in North America to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for tickets and merchandise and would be processed by BitPay They were two of the first casinos in Las Vegas to accept Bitcoin. The D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Hotel and Casino both announced that BitPay would be used as their chosen merchant for Bitcoin in Las Vegas. In January at CES 2014, BitPay announced that 12,000 merchants had signed up to their service. BitPay's European headquarters opened in Amsterdam and their South American Headquarters were opened in Argentina. In 2014, BitPay expanded its North American presence beyond its headquarters in Atlanta, opening offices in New York City, San Francisco and St. Gallippi stated that since the foundation of the company, they had processed over $34m, which was equivalent to 270,830 bitcoins at the time on the Bitcoin Price Index. In September 2013, the company announced it had reached the milestone of 10,000 merchants. ![]() In May 2013, BitPay announced that they had raised $2 million via Founders Fund. According to the company's co-founder, the city of Atlanta was chosen due to the number of fintech companies located in Georgia. The move came following the announcement the company had secured $510,000 in seed funding. īitPay announced in January 2013 that they would be relocating their headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia, from their previous location, Orlando, Florida. By October 2012, BitPay had grown to having 1,100 active merchants, including being WordPress's bitcoin merchant. History īitPay was founded in 2011 to provide mobile checkout services to companies that wanted to accept bitcoins. BitPay provides Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash payment processing services for merchants. It was founded in May 2011 by Tony Gallippi and Stephen Pair. BitPay is a bitcoin payment service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ![]()
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