The Blink plugin makes Lightning payments easy — no node required. Developed through a community-driven bounty, it's a prime example of what we can build together in the open-source bitcoin world.
Many businesses love BTCPay Server but struggle with the hardest part: running and managing a Lightning node. We built the Blink plugin to remove that barrier, so any merchant can accept Lightning payments without the technical overhead.
Simple, powerful, and integrated: the Blink Plugin connects your Blink account to BTCPay Server, sidestepping the need for a Lightning Node. It’s all about making Lightning payments straightforward and accessible. It works with both custodial Blink accounts (using an API key) and Blink's non-custodial (Spark) accounts (using your Blink lightning address, for receiving).
Ditch the complexity of running a Lightning Node. The Blink Plugin handles liquidity management for you — no need to run your own Lightning node. It's simple: connect your Blink account to BTCPay Server and manage Lightning payments with ease. No technical deep dives needed.
The Blink plugin is being use to facilitate the implementation of bitcoin Lightning payments not only for individuals, but also for organizations.
At Bitcoin Atlantis we powered over 8,750 transactions totaling 2.029416 BTC ($115,100€) in just 3 days! We streamlined payments for 18 merchants across 60 POS devices, highlighting the potential of Lightning for great payment UX.
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With the BTCPay plugin you can use your Blink API to start receiving bitcoin payments directly to your Blink Wallet, in your Bitcoin or Dollar Balance. This plugin can be integrated into apps or websites.
Check out on this blog post how this plugin helped this business to takeoff.
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