Turn Bitcoin, USDT or Ethereum into Amazon orders, Steam games, PlayStation credit, prepaid Visa and 5,000+ brands. We show you the real exchange rate, the hidden fees and the geo-rules first — so a voucher code never freezes on you.
A crypto gift card (or voucher) is a prepaid code you buy with cryptocurrency and then redeem for goods, services or, in some cases, crypto itself. Practically, it is the bridge between a wallet full of Bitcoin and a real shopping cart. Instead of moving coins to a bank, selling them, waiting for a transfer and then paying a merchant, you pay a specialist platform in BTC, USDT, LTC or ETH and instantly receive a code for Amazon, Steam, Google Play, a prepaid Visa, or a dozen other brands.
There are two broad families. Brand gift cards are redeemable at a specific retailer — an Amazon balance, Steam Wallet credit, a PlayStation Store top-up. Crypto vouchers are redeemable for cryptocurrency: you hand someone a Crypto Voucher or Bitcoin voucher code and they load actual coins into their wallet. Both are bought the same way, but they solve opposite problems — one spends crypto, the other gifts it.
People reach for them for three honest reasons: speed (codes usually arrive by email in seconds), privacy (smaller amounts can often be bought with light verification), and access (you can pay for Netflix, flights or games in places where local cards are a hassle). The catch is that the convenience hides two traps — a marked-up exchange rate and regional locking. The rest of this site is built around helping you dodge both.
I have paid for roughly 90% of my digital life — Netflix, Steam, the odd flight — with crypto for years. My one rule has saved me the most money: never judge a platform by its sticker price, judge it by the rate plus the network fee at the final confirm screen. A card advertised at face value with an 7% baked-in spread is worse than a card with a visible 2% fee and a fair rate. Always screenshot the quote before you press pay.
Every hub below links to in-depth, brand-by-brand guides with current fees, redemption steps and geo-warnings.
Amazon, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Google Play, Apple, Netflix, eBay and prepaid Visa/Mastercard — bought with crypto.
Open hub →Bitcoin vouchers, Crypto Voucher, USDT and Ethereum codes, plus Ledger hardware-wallet cards for gifting self-custody.
Open hub →Buy gift cards with Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum, Litecoin, BNB, Dogecoin, XRP or Solana — see the cheapest coin for the job.
Choose a coin →Honest looks at CEX.IO, Bitrefill, Coinsbee, Binance Gift Card and Crypto.com — fees, KYC, coins and country coverage.
Read reviews →The full walkthrough: choosing a coin (why USDT/LTC often beats BTC on fees), paying, and avoiding frozen codes.
Read guide →Step-by-step redemption for each major brand, plus what to do if a code shows the dreaded "wrong region" error.
Read guide →Got an unwanted gift card? Turn it into Bitcoin or USDT safely, and learn which marketplaces are worth trusting.
Read guide →We buy from these platforms ourselves. Here is the short version; each "Review" link opens our full breakdown.
| Platform | Best for | Typical fee* | Coins | KYC | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEX.IO | Buying the crypto first (licensed) | From 0% maker / spread | BTC, ETH, USDT + | Yes | Visit · Review |
| Bitrefill | Instant email delivery, Lightning | Face value–2% | BTC, LTC, ETH, USDT, DOGE | No (limits) | Visit · Review |
| Coinsbee | Widest brand catalog (5,000+) | ~1–3% + network | 60+ incl. XMR, SOL | Tiered | Visit · Review |
| Binance Gift Card | Sending crypto as a gift | Low / spread | BTC, BNB, USDT + | Yes | Visit · Review |
| Crypto.com | App users & prepaid spending | App spread | CRO, BTC, ETH + | Yes | Visit · Review |
*Fees are indicative ranges from our 2026 testing and each provider's published terms; always confirm the exact rate and network fee at checkout before you pay.
Marketing loves the phrase "buy an Amazon card with Bitcoin!" What it rarely says is how your BTC is priced. Some platforms quietly add a 5–8% markup over the spot rate, so a $100 card silently costs you $106–$108 in crypto. The fix is boringly effective: open the platform, get a live quote for the exact card and coin, and compare it to the real-time price on a major exchange. If the gap is more than a couple of percent plus a sensible network fee, walk away.
Gift cards are almost always region-locked. A US PlayStation card will not activate on a German PSN account; a Steam Wallet code is tied to the wallet's currency region. Buying the wrong region usually means a dead code and no refund. Match the card region to the account region, every single time.
Coin choice is money. An on-chain Bitcoin transfer can cost a few dollars when the network is busy; the same purchase paid in USDT on a cheap chain, in Litecoin, or over the Bitcoin Lightning Network can cost cents. For small cards, the network fee can dwarf any service fee — so the "cheapest" coin is often not BTC at all.
Several platforms pay rewards on top of your purchase — Bitrefill returns sats on many cards, and exchanges run welcome bonuses. Before buying a brand, check whether the cashback or bonus makes one route meaningfully cheaper than a plain transfer. Our brand pages flag these.
People mix these up constantly, and buying the wrong one wastes money. The simple test: do you want to spend crypto at a shop, or give someone crypto? The first is a brand gift card, the second is a crypto voucher.
| Brand gift card | Crypto voucher | |
|---|---|---|
| What you redeem it for | Goods/credit at one retailer (Amazon, Steam…) | Actual cryptocurrency in a wallet |
| Best use | Shopping, gaming, subscriptions | Gifting crypto, onboarding a beginner |
| Region locked? | Usually yes — match account country | Often global, but check the issuer |
| Delivery | Email code, seconds–minutes | Email/printed code with a PIN |
| Our deep dive | Gift card hub | Voucher hub |
Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Google Play top-ups paid in BTC or USDT — no card on file required.
Amazon and eBay balances for everyday orders, funded straight from your crypto wallet.
Netflix, Spotify and app-store credit kept topped up without a bank card.
Visa/Mastercard prepaid cards to spend crypto value anywhere cards are accepted.
In most countries, buying a gift card with cryptocurrency is perfectly legal — you are simply paying for a prepaid product with a different asset. What is regulated is the platform handling the money. Reputable on-ramps follow anti-money-laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) rules, which is exactly why verification appears at higher amounts. That is a sign of a serious operator, not a red flag.
If you want to verify a platform yourself, go to the source. In the US you can check a money-services business in the FinCEN MSB registry and a money-transmitter licence via the NMLS Consumer Access portal. In Gibraltar, DLT providers are listed by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission; in the UK, crypto firms register with the Financial Conduct Authority. CEX.IO, for example, appears in the FinCEN and NMLS records and holds a Gibraltar GFSC DLT licence — the kind of paper trail we like to see before recommending a starting point.
We are independent and ad-supported. Some links are affiliate links, but no brand can pay to change our fee tables, geo-warnings or verdicts. If a "great deal" hides an 8% spread, we will say so.
Top platforms accept dozens of assets. Stablecoins like USDT and USDC keep the price predictable; Litecoin and Lightning keep fees tiny. Here are the coins you will see most often at checkout:
Coin availability varies by platform and country — confirm supported networks before sending, especially for USDT (TRC-20 vs ERC-20) where the wrong network can lose funds.
Buy Bitcoin, USDT or Ethereum on a licensed exchange, then turn it into gift cards and vouchers for 5,000+ brands. New users can grab the current CEX.IO welcome bonus.
Yes, when you buy from established platforms. The risk is rarely the card itself — it is paying a bad exchange rate, buying the wrong region, or using an unknown reseller. Stick to reputable providers, match the card region to the redeeming account, and screenshot your quote before paying.
Usually not Bitcoin on-chain. Stablecoins (USDT/USDC) on a low-fee network, Litecoin, or Bitcoin over the Lightning Network typically cost cents in network fees, while a busy Bitcoin mainnet transfer can cost several dollars. For small cards the network fee matters more than the service fee.
It depends on the platform and amount. Some let you buy smaller cards with just an email; larger amounts or prepaid Visa/Mastercard usually require identity verification for anti-money-laundering (AML) compliance. Buying your crypto on a licensed exchange first keeps everything compliant.
Yes. Peer-to-peer marketplaces and some platforms let you sell unwanted gift cards for Bitcoin or USDT. Expect to receive below face value, and only use escrow-protected services. Our selling guide covers the safe way to do it.
Because getting clean, licensed crypto is step one, and CEX.IO is openly regulated — FinCEN-registered in the US with money-transmitter licenses in 30+ states, plus a Gibraltar GFSC DLT licence. We still compare it fairly against Bitrefill, Coinsbee and others in our tables.