Bitcoin Overview

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Introduction and Overview of Bitcoin

Anjali Kamath
General Counsel and
Compliance Manager
AGENDA
1. What is Bitcoin

2. Background on BitPay

3. Benefits of Using Bitcoin

4. Regulatory/Compliance Challenges
Satoshi Nakamoto
•Attributed with the creation of Bitcoin, a type of cryptocurrency
•Published Whitepaper in 2008:
“Bitcoin: A Peer to Peer Electronic Cash System”
•Name is an alias; True identity unknown
What Exactly is Bitcoin?
• Digital Currency: A form of currency or medium of exchange that is electronically created and stored.
• Cryptocurrency: A type of digital currency that uses cryptography for security and anti-counterfeiting measures by
securing the transactions and controlling the creation of new units.
• cryptography: a method of storing and transmitting data in a particular form so only those for whom it is
intended can read and process it.
Where do you store them?

•Bitcoin storage devices are referred to as wallets.


•Web-based (Hot wallet)
•Software
•Offline storage- USB, paper, etc (Cold wallet or cold storage)
•External hardware device
How do you acquire Bitcoin?

Mining Exchanges

Individuals In exchange for


goods/services
the Blockchain

•The blockchain is a public ledger of


all bitcoin transactions in the bitcoin
network.
WHO WE ARE

BitPay is a Merchant Processor, providing payment


processing solutions for Merchants wanting to accept
bitcoin as payment for goods and/or services.
We currently offer:
• Point of Sale Apps for retail stores
• Online solutions for ecommerce
WHO WE ARE
• World’s first bitcoin payment processing gateway

• Only service businesses

• Wallet agnostic

• Guaranteed exchange rate

• No transaction fees or chargebacks

• Daily bank settlement in 9 currencies and 33 countries


May 2011
BITPAY FOUNDED

SAN FRANCISCO AMSTERDAM 70


EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE

ATLANTA
60,000
MERCHANTS WORLDWIDE

$32,700,000
CAPITAL RAISED
Index Ventures
Founders Fund
TUCUMAN Horizons Ventures
RRE Ventures
Felicis Ventures
TTV Capital
Richard Branson
BUENOS AIRES
Jerry Yang
How does it work?
Why Bitcoin?
•No chargebacks
•No risk of fraud or identity theft
•Anonymous (to a certain extent)
•You own it and no one can take it away from you
•Ease of use: Fast, secure, and global; little to no fees
•Not subject to inflation
•Accessible to the “unbanked”
BitPay’s Compliance
Program
Designation of Chief Tailored Internal Policies,
Compliance Officer Procedures, Controls

BSA/AML
Program

Ongoing, Relevant Training of Independent Compliance


Employees Review
ANY QUESTIONS?

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