Mobile phone operator T-Mobile has begun accepting Bitcoin payments for pay-as-you-go phone top-ups in Poland.
T-Mobile, one of Poland’s leading mobile phone operators, has begun a 3 month trial offering the virtual currency Bitcoin as an alternate payment option in partnership with Polish payments processor InPay.
To help launch this new payment option, T-Mobile is offering a 20 per cent bonus to customers who use Bitcoin to top-up their phones.
T-Mobile is the next large company to accept the Bitcoin virtual currency, following companies such as Dell, Expedia and, just recently, Microsoft.
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a form of currency, like the US dollar, the euro or Japanese yen, but unlike these currencies, there are no physical banknotes or coins. The Bitcoin currency is a virtual one, directly tied to the internet, and is decentralised as it’s not controlled by any country. Like ordinary currency, bitcoins can be exchanged for goods, services or currency.
Still confused? To read an explanation from Bitcoin itself click here.
Related articles:
Microsoft to accept Bitcoin payments
Dell to accept Bitcoin payments
