You can now pay your AT&T phone bill with bitcoin

DALLAS — AT&T is set to become the first major mobile carrier in the United States to accept payment in cryptocurrency.

On Thursday, the company announced that it will now accept online bill payments through BitPay, a respected cryptocurrency payment processor.

“We’re always looking for ways to improve and expand our services,” said Kevin McDorman, vice president, AT&T Communications Finance Business Operation, said in a statement. “We have customers who use cryptocurrency, and we are happy we can offer them a way to pay their bills with the method they prefer.”

Customers will be able to select BitPay as a payment option when they log on to their accounts online or with the myAT&T app.

BitPay is one of the largest blockchain payment processors. For payment, the service will accept Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.