Who Accepts Bitcoin

You bought your Bitcoin, and now you want to spend it. But who accepts Bitcoin? Read on to find out.

Many people have forgotten what Bitcoin was originally meant to be: a currency.

But spending it has always been a hassle. Of the businesses that accepted it, the process was often complicated.

Now, things are changing. More and more businesses are accepting Bitcoin, and they're becoming easier to spend.

So who accepts Bitcoin now? Keep reading to find out which businesses - large and small - accept your Bitcoin as payment.

Who Accepts Bitcoin?

You want to know who accepts Bitcoin. We've done the research and brought you the highlights.

The number of businesses that accept crypto is growing daily, so this list isn't exhaustive. However, you'll get a good idea of how more businesses are getting involved in the crypto space overall.

Major Businesses

You'll probably be surprised by some of the names on this list. More big businesses are seeing the future of Bitcoin, and they don't want to miss out (which is good for you, if you've got coins to spend).

Here are some of the biggest organizations that accept Bitcoin.

AMC: Watch movies with Bitcoin. By the end of 2021, the popular theater chain has announced that it will accept Bitcoin as payment for movie tickets. The option will be available to patrons of all of AMC's U.S. theaters.

AT&T: As of 2019, AT&T became the first mobile carrier to accept Bitcoin for online bill payments through BitPay.

AXA Insurance: Swiss insurance agency AXA, with over 2 million members of its personal, property, liability and life, healthcare and occupational benefits insurance, accepts Bitcoin as payments as of 2021.

Burger King: Several Burger King locations in Venezuela and Germany allow customers to pay with Bitcoin and other select cryptocurrencies. In Germany, you'll have to pay through the delivery service Lieferservice to pay with Bitcoin.

CheapAir: Book flights, hotels, and cars and pay with Bitcoin through CheapAir, an online travel agency. They've been accepting Bitcoin since all the way back in 2013.

Coca Cola: Over 2,000 vending machines across New Zealand and Australia with QR readers will now accept Bitcoin as a touch-free payment method to purchase Coca Cola-brand soft drinks.

The Dallas Mavericks: Like basketball? You can now use Bitcoin to pay for game tickets and merchandise through the Dallas Mavericks' team website, thanks their partnership with BitPay.

Domino's Pizza: While Domino's doesn't accept Bitcoin directly, you can buy their pizza through the Lightning Network, which essentially exchanges your coins for cash and completes the transaction themselves. Either way, you're trading coins for pizza.

Etsy: Etsy hasn't officially accepted Bitcoin as a payment method yet, but there's a chance that some of your favorite crafty people have opted to add it as an alternative payment method.

ExpressVPN: If you're worried about online privacy, popular VPN provider ExpressVPN allows you to pay with Bitcoin for their services.

Gyft: If you want to shop at popular retailers like Amazon, Starbucks, and iTunes and spend Bitcoin, Gyft is one way to do it. This useful service doesn't charge any additional fees to accept Bitcoin as payment.

Home Depot: Keep your home in order with Bitcoin at Home Depot. You can pay in-store through their partnership with Flexa, which has installed checkout systems in their retail locations.

Intuit: The maker of popular software QuickBooks has been offering the ability to "PayByBitcoin" since all the way back in 2014.

KFC: It started with KFC Canada accepting Bitcoin payments in 2018. Now Yum Brands, which owns and operates KFC (as well as Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit) is accepting Bitcoin payments.

Lush: This popular cosmetics retailer, which can be found at malls and shopping centers all over the world, has been accepting Bitcoin since 2017.

Microsoft: Use Bitcoin to pay for apps, games, and other digital content for Windows Phone and Xbox through your Microsoft account. Microsoft has been accepting Bitcoin since 2014.

Namecheap: This major domain registrar has been accepting Bitcoin at customer request since 2013.

NewEgg: Shop online for computer hardware and consumer electronics at Newegg and use Bitcoin to pay for them.

Norwegian Air: This large Scandinavian and European airline has announced plans to accept Bitcoin as payment through the exchange NBX.

Overstock: Overstock has partnered with Coinbase to allow Bitcoin payments for online orders.

Pavilion Hotels and Resorts: Thanks to a partnership with Coindirect, travelers can book hotels and accommodation using Bitcoin, or one of 40 popular altcoins.

Quiznos: As of 2021, Quiznos has partnered with Bakkt to support Bitcoin payments at its popular sandwich chains.

Rakuten: Shop online and save with Rakuten, and pay with Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, or Ethereum.

Shopify: Shopify merchants can opt to accept over 300 digital currencies in their online stores.

Sotheby's: Some lots will be available for payment by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies if indicated.

Starbucks: While you can't just walk into a Starbucks and pay with Bitcoin, you can use the app, in partnership with Bakkt, to buy gift cards that you can then put toward your favorite beverage.

Subway: As of 2021, Subway franchises all over the world will accept Bitcoin payments.

The Internet Archive: Support maintaining the history of the internet by donating to the Internet Archive with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.

Travala: You can't travel and pay with Bitcoin directly on Expedia, but with Travala, you'll have access to over 700,000 of Expedia Group's hotels and accommodations, which is about as good.

Twitch: Users can pay with Bitcoin through payment provider BitPay.

Virgin Galactic: While not applicable to most yet, Virgin Galactic will be accepting Bitcoin payments for space tourism.

Visa: You can't pay with Bitcoin at Visa, but you can use USD Coin, a stablecoin tied to the U.S. dollar.

Whole Foods: Thanks to Flexa's digital scanners, you've been able to use Bitcoin to buy fancy salads at Whole Foods since 2019.

Wikipedia: In partnership with BitPay, Wikipedia now lets you use Bitcoin to help keep the internet's encyclopedia alive.

iTunes: While you can't pay Apple directly with Bitcoin, thanks to companies like CryptoRefills, you can use it to buy gift cards, which amounts to the same thing, if with a few more steps involved.

Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Now that you've seen the big names, take a look at some of the other businesses that are now accepting Bitcoin payments.

Shopping and Retail

• Alza
  
• Ancora1919
  
• Benny's Boardroom
  
• BitPlaza
  
• BitcoinShirt
  
• Bitshopping
  
• CEX
  
• Cryptomatic
  
• Cryptoshopper
  
• Domoshop
  
• Euro Pacific
  
• Excellion
  
• Famsa
  
• Fancy.com
  
• Gap, GameStop and JC Penney - have to use eGifter.com
  
• Gipsybee
  
• Hadasshe Fashion
  
• Hipptee
  
• i-Pmart
  
• Jeffersons Store
  
• Kobelli
  
• Lanieri
  
• Lola-Lingerie
  
• MIT Coop Store
  
• Minku
  
• Mubiz
  
• Mspinc.com
  
• Queen Bee of Beverly Hills
  
• Real Watches
  
• SFU bookstore
  
• Saving Pearls
  
• Shirtwascash
  
• ShopJoy
  
• Something Geeky
  
• Storage Hunted
  
• Sugartrends
  
• SurvivalCampingStore
  
• That's my face
  
• WearsMyLiberty
  
• Webhallen
  
• Wellbots
  
• YYBazaar
  
• Yacht-base.com

Travel

• A Class Limousine
  
• AbitSky
  
• Airtreks
  
• Alternative Airlines
  
• Bitcoin.Travel
  
• CheapBizClass
  
• Cryptocribs
  
• Destinia
  
• Future Travel
  
• Greitai
  
• LOT Polish Airlines
  
• More Stamps Global
  
• One Shot Hotels
  
• Privatefly
  
• TravelByBit
  
• WebJet

Food and Drink

• Bitcoincoffee.com
  
• Coupa Café in Palo Alto
  
• Crypto Coffee
  
• Curryupnow.com
  
• Grass Hill Alpacas
  
• Helen's Pizza
  
• Koyah
  
• Lieferando
  
• Old Fitzroy Pub in Sydney, Australia
  
• Pembury Tavern in London, England
  
• The Block
  
• The Pembury Tavern
  
• The Pink Cow in Tokyo, Japan
  
• Toga
  
• Undead Coffee
  
• Whisky.de
  
• Wholesale Roots

Entertainment and News

• Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica
  
• BigFishGames.com
  
• Cine Multi
  
• EZTV
  
• Green Man Gaming
  
• Humblebundle.com
  
• Lionsgate Films
  
• London Theatre Direct
  
• Major Cineplex
  
• Museum of the Coastal Bend
  
• San Jose Earthquakes
  
• Suntimes.com
  
• Zynga

Digital Services

• 4Chan
  
• Airport Seoclerks.com
  
• Badoo
  
• Bitrefill
  
• Bittunes
  
• Crowdtilt.com
  
• Dark Ambient Radio
  
• Dream Lover
  
• EMWiRES Bitcoin Shop
  
• Grooveshark
  
• Hundredfoot
  
• Long Player
  
• Lumfile
  
• Lv.net
  
• Mega.nz
  
• NCR Silve
  
• PureVPN
  
• Purse.io
  
• SimplePay
  
• Stripe
  
• Synergetic Press
  
• Teahouse Transport
  
• The Pirate Bay
  
• T-Mobile Poland
  
• Tradebit
  
• Ynotek
  
• Y'alls, BitStickers
  
• eGifter

Software and Hardware

• AVnet
  
• Archos
  
• Breakstore
  
• Caseking
  
• Eyeboot
  
• GoDark
  
• Ledger
  
• LibreOffice
  
• Purism
  
• Revealer
  
• TietokkonenKaupa
  
• Trezor
  
• UziShop

Politics & Charities

• BitGive
  
• Code to Inspire
  
• Fight for the Future
  
• Red Cross
  
• Save the Children
  
• State Republican Party
  
• The Libertarian Party
  
• The Water Project
  
• United Way

Banking and Payment Services

• Bankera
  
• Bitcoin Commodities
  
• Bitcoin Real Estate
  
• Bylls
  
• Denarium
  
• Fidor Bank
  
• Living room of Satoshi
  
• Royal Bank of Canada
  
• Vaultoro
  
• Worldcore

Cars and Automotive

• AGU
  
• BMW
  
• Classic Recreations
  
• Lamborghini Newport Beach
  
• Post Oak Motor Cars
  
• Remotes and Keys
  
• Spokester
  
• Straub Auto Repairs
  
• Utoky

Bitcoin Maps

There are several online maps that help you find businesses that accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment in your area.

These can be particularly useful in helping to find smaller businesses and ones that have only recently started accepting cryptocurrencies.

SpendBitcoins: SpendBitcoins is an online map that shows where you can spend your Bitcoin at businesses worldwide. You can search by category, like food, or arts and entertainment, or you can input your location and browse local businesses.

Coinmap: Coinmap helps you locate businesses that accept Bitcoin, as well as Bitcoin ATMs. If you create an account, you can save venues you like to keep track of them.

Bottom Line

If you still want to hold on to your Bitcoin, there's nothing wrong with that. But as you can see, for those who think that Bitcoin is the future of money, the evidence is in your favor.

Whether it's buying a coffee on a sunny afternoon or paying the subscription for your favorite VPN, there are plenty of businesses that accept Bitcoin.

And if the trend continues, there'll be more tomorrow than there were today. Happy spending.