<p>Blockchain payments provider BitPay has clarified that the bitcoin payment option is up and running.</p> <p>“There were temporary issues with BitPay’s blockchain payment processing system. Our tech team was alerted and promptly resolved the issue,” a BitPay spokesperson told The Block.</p> <p>Earlier today, some Twitter users <a href="https://twitter.com/alex_kaul/status/1208839429722267649?s=21">said</a> that BitPay is not accepting bitcoin payments. “It seems that Bitpay has suddenly disabled Bitcoin payments for all merchants. Checked a few stores - the same picture,” one user, with the handle @alex_kaul, wrote.</p> <p>Another user, @wiz, <a href="https://twitter.com/wiz/status/1208814671869792256?s=20">shared</a> a screenshot of the issue, saying: “Dump bitpay and install btcpayserver, it's embarrassing that a service called 'bitcoinaverage' can't even accept Bitcoin for payment.”</p> <p>The issue has been taken care of, as the spokesperson said. BitPay currently <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/50080/bitpay-now-lets-merchants-accept-three-stablecoins-including-gemini-dollar">supports</a> over 30,000 merchants, including Microsoft and Avnet, for accepting payments in several cryptocurrencies and stablecoins from consumers. <br /> <br /> Founded in 2011, BitPay processed <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/7643/bitpay-sees-record-year-for-revenue-in-2018">over $1 billion</a> in payments last year. The firm is backed by notable investors, having raised over $70 million in funding from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Nimble Ventures, and Virgin Group, among others.</p>