Tether has issued a $100,000 grant to the BTCPay Server Foundation, marking the second year in a row the company has supported the open-source Bitcoin payment project. 

The grant is part of Tether’s broader support for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) initiatives.

BTCPay Server is a self-hosted, open-source Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment processor that enables individuals and organizations to accept Bitcoin and USD₮ payments. 

The platform is designed to operate without intermediaries and is regularly updated to integrate with technologies such as the Lightning Network. 

According to the Foundation, the funding will be used to support continued development, improve user experience, and enhance the platform's privacy features.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said, “we firmly uphold the principles of financial freedom and individual privacy that BTCPay Server exemplifies. This new grant to the BTCPay Server Foundation reflects our respect for the cypherpunk principles that bolster the digital asset movement. It provides financial support and reinforces our commitment to building decentralized, censorship-resistant financial infrastructure. By supporting their work, we advance a vision of borderless payments and open-source innovation.”

In addition to BTCPay Server, Tether has supported other open-source projects. 

These include Holepunch, a platform for building peer-to-peer applications; Keet, a messaging tool that operates without centralized servers; and the Wallet Development Kit, which allows developers to integrate non-custodial wallet functionality for Bitcoin and USD₮.

Rockstar Dev, a founding member and core contributor to BTCPay Server, commented on the announcement: “Tether continues to recognize the value of FOSS, and it’s great to see that beyond supporting P2P (Holepunch), secure messaging (Keet), and the Wallet Development Kit, this second grant to BTCPay Server Foundation reaffirms a commitment to decentralized payments. It gives us, the FOSS contributors that are part of the Foundation, the ability to keep building open-source tools that empower anyone, anywhere, to accept Bitcoin, unhindered by geographic or financial barriers.”

Tether’s grant reflects an ongoing interest in supporting projects that promote open access to digital asset infrastructure. 

The company has stated that it views such initiatives as part of a broader strategy to contribute to decentralized finance and open-source development.

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