{"id":21767,"date":"2018-07-18T23:28:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T23:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci027cfe64f0092697"},"modified":"2018-07-18T23:28:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T23:28:45","slug":"cheapair-says-goodbye-coinbase-hello-btcpayserver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/technical\/cheapair-says-goodbye-coinbase-hello-btcpayserver","title":{"rendered":"CheapAir Says Goodbye to Coinbase, Hello to BTCPayServer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Online travel agency CheapAir.com has announced it is no longer working with Coinbase to process its customers\u2019 bitcoin payments. In Coinbase’s stead, the company has turned to BTCPayServer, an open-source bitcoin payment processor.<\/p>\n

CheapAir had been partnered with Coinbase since early 2013, but this April, the digital currency exchange explained that it was shutting down its merchant platform, leaving CheapAir in the dark and struggling to find a steady replacement.<\/p>\n

The company wrote in a blog post<\/a> that its affiliation with BTCPayServer largely stems from customer feedback that came during a time of great need. \u201cWe were in unfamiliar territory to suddenly be scrambling for an alternative,\u201d writes CEO Jeff Klee. \u201cI cannot tell you how grateful I am for the overwhelming amount of thoughtful feedback we received. We went into the process thinking we were on a desperate quest to find a new processor, but thanks to many of you, we came out of it realizing we don\u2019t need a processor at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post goes on to say that the company has been working with BTCPayServer for about the past month following several customers\u2019 suggestions. Klee states he\u2019s thrilled with what BTCPay can do, and that he finds it \u201cliberating\u201d to not have to rely on third parties anymore, as CheapAir.com now has more control over the transaction process, leading to faster and more efficient payments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can also do a much better job of gracefully handling the occasional anomalies that are still inherent in crypto commerce,\u201d the post claims.<\/p>\n

CheapAir.com isn\u2019t the only airline company accepting cryptocurrency. Star Jets International does, as well, which began accepting<\/a> virtual money payments late last year. CheapAir states that despite the problems it\u2019s had with Coinbase, it will continue to accept digital currency payments as they are likely the future of finance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do think that most industries will have to come along and start expanding acceptable payments beyond fiat currencies,\u201d explains Klee in a recent interview<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s not surprising that smaller, more nimble companies like ours can sometimes get out in front of legacy companies \u2014 the complicated infrastructure challenges make it tough to make this kind of leap early.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klee also hinted that while the company hasn\u2019t made a firm decision just yet, they would be open to Lightning Network payments if customers showed interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly wouldn\u2019t rule it out [Lightning Network] in the future, especially if our customers tell us it\u2019s something they would like to see us accept,\u201d he mentions.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, representatives of CheapAir had not responded to Bitcoin Magazine<\/em>\u2019s<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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