BTCPay with Blink plugin

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Blink Plugin

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Background

At Blink, our primary objective is to elevate the Bitcoin payment experience for both users and merchants alike. We have recognized that one significant challenge faced by many businesses utilizing BTCPay Server is the intricacy involved in integrating Lightning Network transactions into their operations. This issue has prompted us to focus on finding innovative solutions to simplify the process and make it more accessible for everyone

Making Bitcoin easy and accessible

Blink Plugin

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.

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Hassle-Free Management: Ditch the complexity of running a Lightning Node. The Blink Plugin is custodial, handling liquidity management for you. It's simple: connect your Blink account to BTCPay Server and manage Lightning payments with ease. No technical deep dives needed.

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Stable Value with Stablesats: Worried about Bitcoin's volatility? Choose Stablesats in Blink and tie the value of your sats to the US Dollar. This feature lets you receive payments in a stable value form, giving you peace of mind and financial stability in a fluctuating market.

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Lightning Payments for All: We're tearing down technical barriers to make Lightning payments accessible to everyone. It doesn’t matter if you're new to Bitcoin or a seasoned merchant; the Blink Plugin is designed for easy adoption, expanding the reach of Lightning payments across the community.

Try it! Is easy and fast

How-to

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Install: Begin by adding the Blink Plugin to your BTCPay Server, ensuring it's version 1.12.1 or higher.
Select Bitcoin or Stablesats: In your Blink mobile app, specify your default account – choose between Bitcoin or Stablesats.

Key Generation: Create a read-only Blink API key via your Blink dashboard. This is a crucial security feature. The read-only nature of the key means that even if you use Blink on a third-party BTCPay Server instance, your funds remain secure. Even in the hands of a malicious server admin, your funds cannot be moved, offering you peace of mind.
Link Up: Finally, connect your Blink account to your BTCPay Server Store. Navigate to ‘Lightning > Settings > Custom Node’ and enter your Blink API key with the connection string “type=blink;api-key=blink_YOURKEY”

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Bitcoin in real life

Case studies

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.

Learn more about the case study here:

https://blog.btcpayserver.org/case-study-bitcoin-atlantis/

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Bitcoinize at Bitcoin Atlantis running BTCpay with Blink plugin

BTCPay x Blink

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Blink Plugin

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BTCPay x Blink

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Blink Plugin

How-to

Case studies

Payment Gateway

Learn more

Download Blink

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