Stripe expands Bitcoin conversions in latest crypto push

Using the app, Stripe customers will be able to convert incoming payments and any amount of their balance into Bitcoin. Picture: David Paul Morris

Payments company Stripe Inc. plans to give customers access to Bitcoin four years after suspending support for the cryptocurrency.

Stripe teamed up with crypto startup OpenNode to allow its customers to accept Bitcoin payments through a new app, the companies announced Tuesday. Using the app, Stripe customers will be able to convert incoming payments and any amount of their balance into Bitcoin.