I did some research. The actual sponsor is a company called BitPay even though they are calling the BitCoin Bowl. Why not just call it the BitPay Bowl.
BitPay is the largest global bitcoin payment service provider[SUP][1][/SUP] headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in May 2011 by Anthony - Antonio Gallippi and Stephen Pair, the company has been called the "****** of Bitcoin".[SUP][2][/SUP]BitPay provides payment processing services for more than 40,000 businesses and processed over US $100 million worth of bitcoin transactions in 2013.[SUP][2][/SUP] In 2014, BitPay started processing $1 million USD daily.[SUP][3][/SUP]
In 2014 BitPay expanded its North American presence beyond its headquarters in Atlanta, opening offices in New York City,[SUP][4][/SUP] San Francisco[SUP][4][/SUP] and St. Petersburg, Florida.[SUP][5][/SUP] The company's global reach also continues to grow as BitPay's European headquarters opened in Amsterdam[SUP][6][/SUP] and their South American Headquarters were opened in Argentina[SUP][7][/SUP] establishing them as the largest global Bitcoin company.
BitPay has partnered with many large merchants over the past year including NewEgg,[SUP][8][/SUP] TigerDirect,[SUP][9][/SUP] Warner Bros. Records,[SUP][10][/SUP] Virgin Galactic,[SUP][11][/SUP] Shipito,[SUP][12][/SUP] Rakuten Super Logistics[SUP][13][/SUP] BitPay has also partnered with ******[SUP][14][/SUP] as well as Merchant Acquirers such as Global Payments[SUP][15][/SUP] and Alternet Systems[SUP][16][/SUP] that allow many businesses around the world to easily integrate Bitcoin as a payment option.
BitPay is the largest global bitcoin payment service provider[SUP][1][/SUP] headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in May 2011 by Anthony - Antonio Gallippi and Stephen Pair, the company has been called the "****** of Bitcoin".[SUP][2][/SUP]BitPay provides payment processing services for more than 40,000 businesses and processed over US $100 million worth of bitcoin transactions in 2013.[SUP][2][/SUP] In 2014, BitPay started processing $1 million USD daily.[SUP][3][/SUP]
In 2014 BitPay expanded its North American presence beyond its headquarters in Atlanta, opening offices in New York City,[SUP][4][/SUP] San Francisco[SUP][4][/SUP] and St. Petersburg, Florida.[SUP][5][/SUP] The company's global reach also continues to grow as BitPay's European headquarters opened in Amsterdam[SUP][6][/SUP] and their South American Headquarters were opened in Argentina[SUP][7][/SUP] establishing them as the largest global Bitcoin company.
BitPay has partnered with many large merchants over the past year including NewEgg,[SUP][8][/SUP] TigerDirect,[SUP][9][/SUP] Warner Bros. Records,[SUP][10][/SUP] Virgin Galactic,[SUP][11][/SUP] Shipito,[SUP][12][/SUP] Rakuten Super Logistics[SUP][13][/SUP] BitPay has also partnered with ******[SUP][14][/SUP] as well as Merchant Acquirers such as Global Payments[SUP][15][/SUP] and Alternet Systems[SUP][16][/SUP] that allow many businesses around the world to easily integrate Bitcoin as a payment option.
I'm surprised anyone even stopped to consider this sponsoring. Everything under the sun has been represented now in Bowl sponsorships. Have we all forgotten the Weedeater Bowl already? This year the Duck Commander whatever Bowl caught my eye. Can someone clue me in on wtf Duck Commander is all about? Here's a hint for all though... you come up with the big bucks and you can slap your name on a bowl game so long as you're paying them enough, guarantee it.
