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❗As of 4/25/2023, Mastercard gift card purchases within the BitPay Wallet app and Extension are currently unavailable.
These days there are more ways to spend crypto than ever before. One of the most flexible options is to buy a prepaid Mastercard gift card, which can be purchased with crypto and used at just about any merchant on the planet.
How to buy prepaid Mastercard gift cards with Bitcoin
With BitPay it takes only minutes to turn your Bitcoin or other crypto into a Mastercard gift card you can use at your favorite restaurants, stores or hotels as easily as cash.
Tap the Shop with Crypto tab in the app.
Select Mastercard.
Enter the amount you’d like to load onto the card. You can load between $25 and $1000 on an individual gift card.
Select the wallet and cryptocurrency you want to use to buy the prepaid Mastercard gift card.
Confirm your transaction.
You’ll receive your gift card instantly! It can be added to Apple Pay or Google Pay for ease of use.
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Pro tip: You can connect your wallet to the BitPay Chrome extension and buy/store prepaid Mastercard gifts from your desktop browser. See all of the other gift cards you can with Bitcoin and 250+ places where you can spend crypto in BitPay's Merchant Directory.
FAQs about buying prepaid Mastercard gift cards with Bitcoin & cryptocurrency
Where can I use prepaid Mastercard gift cards?
The prepaid Mastercard gift cards you buy with crypto through BitPay can be used at merchants worldwide, and redeemable online or in person wherever Mastercard is accepted.
Which cryptocurrencies can I use to buy prepaid Mastercard gift cards?
BitPay offers a variety of options for purchasing prepaid gift cards with crypto. Users can currently buy gift cards with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Litecoin (LTC), XRP (XRP), Dai (DAI), Wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), Gemini USD (GUSD), USD Coin (USDC), Binance USD (BUSD), ApeCoin (APE) and Euro Coin (EUROC).
Can I buy Visa prepaid gift cards with crypto?
BitPay does not currently offer Visa prepaid gift cards.
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