Apple Pay users can now buy products with bitcoin using BitPay’s Prepaid Mastercard

Apple Pay users can now buy products with bitcoin using BitPay’s Prepaid Mastercard

BitPay said on Friday its bitcoin cards could be added to their Apple Wallet, giving cryptocurrency holders a new way to spend via Apple Pay. 

"We have thousands of BitPay Wallet app customers using the BitPay Card who are always looking for new places and ways to spend their crypto," said Stephen Pair, chief executive of BitPay, in a statement.

He added: "Adding Apple Pay and soon Google and Samsung Pay makes it easy and convenient to use the BitPay Card in more places from day-to-day items to luxury purchases."

BitPay said on Friday that its Prepaid Mastercard holders in the US will be able to add their cards loaded with cryptocurrencies onto Apple Wallet, allowing them to use the currencies for Apple Pay. 

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Bitcoin prices last week surged to new highs, breaking $48,000 for the first time, as companies adopted the cryptocurrency. Tesla on Monday said it had invested $1.5 billion into bitcoin. Twitter on Wednesday said it's considering adding some bitcoin to