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Best Buy is one of America’s most popular electronics retailers, offering year-round deals on everything from 4K televisions to video game consoles to home appliances. But you might be wondering if you can spend crypto at Best Buy. With BitPay, you can purchase Best Buy gift cards or pay off purchases made with a credit card, all with BTC and crypto.
Does Best Buy accept crypto? How can I shop at Best Buy with crypto?
Best Buy does not directly accept bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. However, BitPay provides two fuss-free options that will have you spending BTC or your preferred coins at Best Buy in no time:
Pay off credit card bills with Bill Pay
Buy Best Buy gift cards with crypto in the BitPay Wallet app
Best Buy is one of hundreds of partner merchants offering gift cards for crypto through BitPay in a few short steps:
Download the BitPay Wallet app.
Tap the Shop with crypto tab.
Select Best Buy.
Choose the amount of cash you want to add to your gift card.
Select the wallet and cryptocurrency you want to use to buy the Best Buy gift card.
Confirm your transaction.You receive your gift card instantly. Use the code online or bring your phone with you to use in-store. Unused gift cards will be stored in the app for future use. Once you’ve created your BitPay Wallet, you can buy and store gift cards via the BitPay Extension.
Power User Tip: You can use a balance from practically any wallet in the BitPay app to buy Best Buy gift cards, including your Coinbase account. Connect your Coinbase account or import your self-custody wallet to spend crypto from almost any wallet.
Turn crypto into gift cards for your favorite brands
Charge the tech. Pay with crypto.
BitPay Bill Pay is another seamless option for spending crypto on your Best Buy haul. Charge that new laptop, TV, or appliance to your favorite rewards credit card to earn cash back, points, or miles on the purchase, then pay the balance off in Bitcoin, stablecoins, or any of 100+ supported cryptocurrencies through BitPay. You keep every credit card perk, including category bonuses and 0% intro financing offers, while still settling up in crypto.
Just open the BitPay app, head to Bill Pay, add the credit card you used at checkout, and choose how much of the balance you want to clear. You can fund the payment from the BitPay Wallet or import an existing self-custody wallet into the app.
New to self-custody? Learn how to transfer funds from a centralized exchange to a self-custody wallet like BitPay.
Where else can you buy electronics with crypto?
Now that you know how easy it is to spend crypto at Best Buy, you may be wondering what other electronics stores accept crypto payments through BitPay. A small sampling of our partner electronics merchants include:
Newegg (direct crypto payments)
Overstock (crypto payments via gift card)
Walmart (crypto payments via gift card)
GameStop (crypto payments via gift card)
OnlineCarStereo (direct crypto payments)
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