Bitrefill Now Lets You Pay Your Bills, Taxes With Bitcoin
U.S. users can now pay their bills with bitcoin through Bitrefill’s new Bill Payments service, including taxes.U.S. citizens can now pay their bills with bitcoin, including taxes.Starting Thursday, Bitrefill users in the U.S. can use the company’s new Bill Payments service to pay their credit card bills, utilities, healthcare, mortgage payments and 20,000 other types of bills with bitcoin.“Just like the streaming video services allowed people to ‘cut the cord’ from their cable provider, this lets users take a big step towards cutting the cord with their bank and live bankless,” Bitrefill....
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