What Stores are taken Bitcoin for the Holidays?

Depending on when you bought your first bitcoin even if it was yesterday you have been enjoying gains and most likely have made some profits. The day-to-day volatility of the BTC price brings a consistent state of uncertainty which is a good reason to take profits along the way from time to time and convert them back to dollars(Fiat/local Currency) or a tangible asset like a holiday gift even if you are playing a long-term strategy.

The good news is this year due to retail and consumer adoption you can use those profits for holiday shopping at several retailers both online and Brick and mortar. Although most of the companies use a third party service such as BitPay to have direct access to the Bitcoin markets. In addition, consumer education and awareness are on the rise due to the most recent market value highs, On the other hand, some establish larger companies like Microsoft can take advantage of the speculative advantages of Bitcoin being an investment.

Below is a list of 10 companies that accepts Bitcoin that you might be used to find some of those hard to get must-have holiday gifts:

1. Microsoft
2. Overstock
3. Newegg.com
4. Subway
5. Gyft.com – Buy gift cards using Bitcoin
6. Gap - Use Gyft gift card
7. JC Penny - Use Gyft gift card
8. GameStop - Use Gyft gift card
9. Whole Foods
10. Shopify.com

The above is a short list at best. There are thousands of online sites that take Bitcoin now and with the use of Crypto mobile wallets, QR codes and Bitcoin payment processors like Bitpay allows the brick and mortar companies to get into the game. We can expect in the future that more businesses will be getting onboard with Bitcoin payments as
Cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream.

Also, consider giving Bitcoin as a gift it’s the gift that keeps giving!

Happ Holidays All!