On February 18 (Friday), Sling made an official announcement via tweet that from now onwards, it is going to accept the crypto payments from Bitpay.
Following this announcement, 2.5 million subscribers of the streaming television service will pay for their Sling subscription with their preferred cryptocurrency.
The company currently added support to the two most popular meme coins, Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE), along with Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), and Litecoin (LTC).
In addition, 5 USD-pegged stablecoins GUSD, USDC, USDP, DAI, and BUSD will also be used as the payment method on the platform.
NEWS: Customers can now use @BitPay to pay for their #SlingTV subscription with their preferred cryptocurrency.
Learn more: https://t.co/Ls9L1iMeeu pic.twitter.com/MG05hjLhTL
— sling (@Sling) February 18, 2022
The announcement comes after the American company noticed that cryptocurrencies are becoming popular methods among users to make online purchases.