PANews reported on May 8 that Tether announced a second donation of $100,000 to the BTCPay Server Foundation to support the continued development and optimization of its open source crypto payment processor. BTCPayServer is a self-hosted open source payment platform that supports merchants and projects to accept Bitcoin and USDT payments and is compatible with cutting-edge technologies such as the Lightning Network. Tether said this move reflects its commitment to decentralized financial infrastructure and aims to promote financial freedom and privacy protection worldwide.