iPhone owners were allowed to pay with bitcoins. Apple Pay has added the ability to add cards of the BitPay service, which allows you to pay with cryptocurrency without transferring it to regular money. This is reported on the official website of the service.
“If you’re already a BitPay Prepaid MasterCard user, you can add the card to Apple Pay by opening the Wallet app on your iPhone,” the company said in a statement. It will be possible to pay for purchases using Bitcoin in the same way as with ordinary cards.
BitPay connectivity for Android phones on Google Play and Samsung Pay is scheduled for March 2021.
On February 11, Bitcoin set a new record. Its cost reached $ 48,399 per coin. The growth is driven by interest in cryptocurrency from large companies, including BNY Melloy, Mastercard and Tesla, CNBC reported. At the moment (00:45) the value of the coin hovers around $ 47,900.