Stephen Pair
Cofounder, CEO at BitPay
Stephen Pair is the co-founder and CEO of Bitpay, a Bitcoin merchant service. Prior to founding Bitpay, he was a senior development engineer at IBM. Widely regarded as an expert in cryptography, Pair also holds two patents related to streaming analytics.
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RT @nuttycom: This thread about BitPay is *insane*. What the fuck are we doing here, people.
@zookoJul 2026
LATEST: 🇪🇺 BitPay secured a MiCA license from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, letting it expand crypto and stablecoin payments across the EU.
@coinmarketcapJul 2026
BitPay secures Dutch licensing under MiCA, plans to expand stablecoin payments
CoinTelegraphJul 2026
RT @BitPay: From Apple Pay to crypto, we’re always looking to optimize the user acquisition process.
@moonpayJun 2026