Unbank, a cash-focused Bitcoin exchange and operator of a growing Bitcoin ATM network, has awarded a $25,000 grant paid directly in bitcoin to the BTCPay Server Foundation. The grant was announced on January 16, 2025.
According to the announcement, the funds will be paid out to contributors working on developing new features, open-source payment innovation, and maintenance of BTCPay Server’s Greenfield APIs and codebase.
“Unbank’s support is a testament to the growing recognition of open-source payment solutions in the Bitcoin ecosystem,” said BTCPay Server core contributor R0ckstar Dev. “This grant will help our efforts to enhance BTCPay Server’s capabilities and reach.”
Unbank itself is a heavy user of BTCPay Server. The company operates a network of more than 830 Bitcoin ATMs and over 30,000 partner locations, and it uses BTCPay Server to process bitcoin sell transactions within its app. 
“We love using BTCPay Server in our operations,” said Emilio Pagan-Yourno, CEO and COO of Unbank. “When customers buy Bitcoin at our ATMs, we rely on their API to batch and broadcast transactions every 15 minutes. Supporting BTCPay Server is not just essential for our business, it’s a privilege to contribute to the FOSS ecosystem that powers financial freedom.”
The award is another sign of bitcoin-denominated funding flowing back into the open-source infrastructure the industry is built on.
