Today, the BTCPay Server Foundation was awarded a grant of $25,000 paid directly in Bitcoin UnbankedAccording to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, a cash-focused Bitcoin exchange. The grant will be paid to contributors working on new features, open-source payment innovation, and maintenance of BTCPay Server’s greenfield API and codebase.
“Unbank’s support is a testament to the growing recognition of open-source payment solutions in the Bitcoin ecosystem,” said the BTCPay server core contributor. R0ckstar Dev. “This grant will help in our efforts to expand the capabilities and reach of the BTCPay server.”
Unbank, which has become a leading Bitcoin ATM network with over 830 ATMs and over 30,000 partner locations, is also using the BTCPay server to process Bitcoin selling transactions within its app.
“We love using the BTCPay server in our operations,” said Emilio Pagan-Yorno, CEO and COO of Unbank. “When customers buy Bitcoin at our ATMs, we rely on their API to batch and broadcast transactions every 15 minutes. Supporting the BTCPay server isn’t just essential to our business – it’s in the FOSS ecosystem. Contributing is a privilege that empowers financial freedom.
Last summer, BTCPay filmed and Released A documentary covering the use of Bitcoin as a medium of exchange at the world’s largest Bitcoin conference in Nashville. BTCPay, in collaboration with Jack Maller’s company Strike, enabled every vendor at the conference to accept Bitcoin as payment.
