Ep. 52 Merrick Theobald on Bitpay & Litecoin Dominance for Payments, Payouts
Fri Jan 30 2026
Merrick Theobald is Vice President of Marketing for BitPay - a powerful, enterprise-grade platform for crypto acceptance, payouts and spending. He has more than 25 years experience in the FinTech industry. Prior to BitPay, Merrick held marketing leadership roles in BillMo, iSend and CheckFree/Fiserv. He resides in North Atlanta.
Follow BitPay on X @BitPay
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SHOW SPONSORS: LUXXFOLIO - THE FIRST PUBLICLY-TRADED LITECOIN TREASURY COMPANY (LUXX; CSE, LUXXF; OTCQB)
Discover Luxxfolio and how their team is actively reinvesting in the Litecoin ecosystem at luxxfolio.com.
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SHOW SPONSORS: LITVM (LITECOIN VIRTUAL MACHINE) -
LitVM enables smart contract capabilities and Web3 applications for Litecoin. Designed for builders, LitVM is advancing the Litecoin Meta. Visit LitVM.com
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MINING S-CRYPT? USE POWERPOOL FOR THE BEST PAYOUTS. REGISTER WITH OUR LINK FOR A SUB-1% POOL FEE:
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CHECK OUT THE 84 MILLION SHOP FOR HATS, TEES, HOODIES & ALL THINGS LITECOIN -- USE CODE "PODCAST" FOR 15% OFF.
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SHOW NOTES:
Bitpay - https://Bitpay.com
Bitpay Stats - https://Bitpay.com/stats
Reportable Bullion Transactions Infographic (JM Bullion) - https://www.jmbullion.com/reportable-bullion-transactions-infographic/
Does the IRS know when you buy gold? (CBS) - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/does-the-irs-know-when-you-buy-gold/
The Clarity Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633/text
Litecoin Summit 2026 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - https://litecoin.com/summit
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LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE OF THE 84 MILLION PODCAST ON YOUR FAVORITE STREAMING APP:
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FOLLOW THE 84 MILLION PODCAST ON X:
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https://shop.litecoin.com/collections/84-million-podcast
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RUN A NODE! DOWNLOAD LITECOIN CORE - https://litecoin.org/
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SUPPORT DAVID BURKETT & LITECOIN DEVELOPMENT (CHARLIE LEE TO MATCH ALL CONTRIBUTIONS!)
Litecoin address: MLos7u44mMq1ufgPJZTatEfPm3Kgxj5Nt9
Bitcoin address: 3Bn4x7uceS76X56DX3cT3ecVphVdMAFi6Y
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CROWD-FUND LITECOIN PROJECTS (CHARLIE LEE MATCHING DONATIONS UP TO $50K)
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Produced by 84 Million
Intro/outro adapted from "Easy" (c) 2020 by Taylor Armstrong under Fair Use.
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Merrick Theobald is Vice President of Marketing for BitPay - a powerful, enterprise-grade platform for crypto acceptance, payouts and spending. He has more than 25 years experience in the FinTech industry. Prior to BitPay, Merrick held marketing leadership roles in BillMo, iSend and CheckFree/Fiserv. He resides in North Atlanta. Follow BitPay on X @BitPay ******* SHOW SPONSORS: LUXXFOLIO - THE FIRST PUBLICLY-TRADED LITECOIN TREASURY COMPANY (LUXX; CSE, LUXXF; OTCQB) Discover Luxxfolio and how their team is actively reinvesting in the Litecoin ecosystem at luxxfolio.com. ******* SHOW SPONSORS: LITVM (LITECOIN VIRTUAL MACHINE) - LitVM enables smart contract capabilities and Web3 applications for Litecoin. Designed for builders, LitVM is advancing the Litecoin Meta. Visit LitVM.com ******* MINING S-CRYPT? USE POWERPOOL FOR THE BEST PAYOUTS. REGISTER WITH OUR LINK FOR A SUB-1% POOL FEE: https://powerpool.io/register?r=84million ******* CHECK OUT THE 84 MILLION SHOP FOR HATS, TEES, HOODIES & ALL THINGS LITECOIN -- USE CODE "PODCAST" FOR 15% OFF. eightyfourmillion.com/shop ******** SHOW NOTES: Bitpay - https://Bitpay.com Bitpay Stats - https://Bitpay.com/stats Reportable Bullion Transactions Infographic (JM Bullion) - https://www.jmbullion.com/reportable-bullion-transactions-infographic/ Does the IRS know when you buy gold? (CBS) - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/does-the-irs-know-when-you-buy-gold/ The Clarity Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633/text Litecoin Summit 2026 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - https://litecoin.com/summit ******* LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE OF THE 84 MILLION PODCAST ON YOUR FAVORITE STREAMING APP: https://eightyfourmillion.com/podcast FOLLOW THE 84 MILLION PODCAST ON X: https://x.com/84mpodcast ******* CHECK-OUT THE 84 MILLION x LITECOIN FOUNDATION COLLAB AT THE LITECOIN FOUNDATION SHOP! GRAB UNIQUE FOUNDATION-ONLY VARIANTS OF 84 MILLION FLAGSHIP DESIGNS AND SUPPORT LITECOIN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTLY. USE CODE "LITECOIN84M" FOR 10% OFF: https://shop.litecoin.com/collections/84-million-podcast ******* RUN A NODE! DOWNLOAD LITECOIN CORE - https://litecoin.org/ ******* SUPPORT DAVID BURKETT & LITECOIN DEVELOPMENT (CHARLIE LEE TO MATCH ALL CONTRIBUTIONS!) Litecoin address: MLos7u44mMq1ufgPJZTatEfPm3Kgxj5Nt9 Bitcoin address: 3Bn4x7uceS76X56DX3cT3ecVphVdMAFi6Y ******* CROWD-FUND LITECOIN PROJECTS (CHARLIE LEE MATCHING DONATIONS UP TO $50K) Explore crowdfunding missions at https://lite.space ****** Produced by 84 Million Intro/outro adapted from "Easy" (c) 2020 by Taylor Armstrong under Fair Use. ****** #BITPAY #LITECOIN #LTC #84MILLION #84MILLIONPODCAST #LITECOINPODCAST