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AT&T Teams With BitPay to Accept Bill Payments in Crypto
You can now pay your AT&T bill with crypto.
AT&T's Death Star logo may have really been a moon after all, with the telecom giant announcing Thursday that it will accept bill payments in the form of crypto by way of BitPay.
As it stands, the crypto option isn't being extended to other AT&T services, such as buying phones or other devices, and as of yet BitPay won't work in AT&T's storefronts. That said, the company noted in a statement that its customers use cryptocurrency and that the new offering is intended to give them their preferred option.
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“We’re always looking for ways to improve and expand our services,” said Kevin McDorman, vice president at AT&T. “We have customers who use cryptocurrency, and we are happy we can offer them a way to pay their bills with the method they prefer.”
An AT&T spokesperson told CoinDesk:
“BitPay provides payment processing services for merchants and is one of the largest bitcoin payment processors in the world. Our customers are on this platform and we are always looking for different ways to better serve our customers.”
It might be time for bitcoin whales to break open those cold wallets and pay off their AT&T bills for the next 20 years.
Image via AT&T
John Biggs
John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and maker. He spent fifteen years as an editor for Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch and has a deep background in hardware startups, 3D printing, and blockchain. His work has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, and the New York Times. He runs the Technotopia podcast about a better future. He has written five books including the best book on blogging, Bloggers Boot Camp, and a book about the most expensive timepiece ever made, Marie Antoinette’s Watch. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
