Wondering what exactly you can buy with crypto? People unfamiliar with crypto don’t know you can buy many everyday items with cryptocurrency. Typically, businesses use third-party payment services to process the payments indirectly. Otherwise, another option is to trade your crypto for gift cards, which are available for many mainstream retailers and restaurants.
Below, we’ll cover just four of the everyday purchases you can make with crypto.
1. Pay cell phone and TV bills
That’s right, you can use Bitcoin to pay your monthly cell phone and TV bills! Both AT&T and Dish Network allow users to pay with cryptocurrency through BitPay, a popular crypto payment processor. Simply select BitPay as your desired payment option, and then you can send the payment to the merchant directly from your crypto wallet.
2. Starbucks coffee
Nothing is more essential than your morning latte! Luckily, Starbucks accepts crypto through a partnership with Bakkt. Bakkt is a digital asset and crypto wallet platform that helps individuals, businesses, and institutional investors buy, sell, hold, and spend crypto. Through the Starbucks app, you can select Bakkt as a payment option. Then, you can use your crypto to load more funds onto your Starbucks account.
3. Movie and sports tickets
Have plans to go out to a movie or sporting event? Consider using your crypto to buy your ticket! AMC theaters allow customers to make online purchases with Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and in March of 2022 AMC began accepting Dogecoin and Shiba Inu.
Sports teams that let you buy with crypto include:
- Tennessee Titans
- NBA – Sacramento Kings
- MLB – Oakland A’s
- NBA – Dallas Mavericks
- NHL – San Jose Sharks
4. Cars
In the market for a new car? There are many car dealerships or third-party sites that let you use crypto to purchase different brands of vehicles. A few third-party sites that let you buy cars with crypto include:
Several car dealerships in the U.S. that accept crypto include:
- Tesla (only takes Dogecoin)
- Carriage Auto Group – Georgia/Alabama
- Bob Moore Auto Dealers – Oklahoma
- Post Oak Motors – Texas
- Edmark Toyota – Idaho
- Daytona Nissan – Florida
What else can you buy with crypto?
Of course, there are plenty of other everyday items you can buy with crypto! You can spend crypto at popular stores like Nordstrom, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Petco through an app called Flexa. You can also trade your crypto for gift cards to many retailers, from Walmart and Sam’s Club to Amazon, American Airlines, Nintendo, and more.
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Michael Hearne
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