Tony Gallippi is a technology entrepreneur who co-founded BitPay, one of the earliest and most established cryptocurrency payment processors for merchants. Tony Gallippi's Twitter Score is 93 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of July 2026, ranking #9,156 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Tony Gallippi co-founded BitPay alongside Stephen Pair, building it into a platform that provides crypto payment processing services for merchants as well as a crypto wallet. BitPay was licensed to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services, marking a significant regulatory milestone for the company. In 2013, BitPay raised $2 million in venture capital led by Founders Fund, and in May 2014 the company secured $30 million from investors including Index Ventures, RRE Ventures, Richard Branson's Virgin Group, and Yahoo founder Jerry Yang.
Tony Gallippi is also affiliated with Coin Center, a leading nonprofit focused on cryptocurrency policy, as well as with Endeavor Atlanta and the Technology Association of Georgia. Tony Gallippi has accumulated 18,484 followers as of July 2026 on Twitter and has published 5,402 posts. Tony Gallippi has been mentioned by 109 accounts, with 244 total mentions.
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