These are the latest companies and institutions to accept Bitcoin:
- Colorado has become the first U.S. state to accept bitcoin for tax payments.
- Luxury e-commerce Farfetch, fashion brands Gucci and Balenciaga, and with watchmakers Breitling, TAG Heuer, and Hublot have this year announced they added bitcoin as a payment option.
- The U.S. luxury brand Ralph Lauren has said customers can now pay via crypto at its Miami Design District location.
- SFLMaven, a distributor of luxury goods, has announced a balance sheet allocation to Bitcoin and the intention to accept BTC as payment.
Travel Companies That Accept Bitcoin
Travel companies that accept Bitcoin and crypto:
- Alternative Airlines (UK) – Purchase airfare using Bitcoin — ticket purchases are via UTrust, a company that offers refund protection similar to Paypal
- Destina (Spain) – Book hotels, airfare, and activities using Bitcoin
- Travala (Cayman Islands) – Book hotels, airfare, and activities using Bitcoin
Airlines Companies That Accept Bitcoin
Airlines that accept Bitcoin and crypto:
- Peach Airlines (Japan) – low-cost Japanese airline — most flights start or end at Kansai International Airport in Osaka
- LOT Airlines (Poland) – flights mostly from locations in Eastern Europe
- airBaltic (Latvia) – connects the airports of Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius with destinations across Europe, the Middle East, and Russia
- Surf Air (California) – private jet services
Retail Stores That Accept Bitcoin
You can spend Bitcoin at retail stores using these services:
- Spedn (USA) – allows you to spend crypto directly via the Flexa payment system. These retailers will accept Flexa payments — Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Barnes and Noble, Office Depot, Chipolte, Regal, Sheetz, Home Centric, and about 20 more retailers
- CryptoRefills (Netherlands) – Buy gift cards using Bitcoin from many retailers
- eGifter (USA) – Buy gift cards using Bitcoin from many retailers
- Gyft (USA) – Buy gift cards using Bitcoin from many retailers
- Moon (USA) – Allows you to purchase Moon Visa Prepaid Cards with crypto — they can be used where Visa cards are accepted online in the US
- Shakepay (Canada) — Shakepay users can spend their dollars anywhere that accepts Visa and receive 2% cashback in bitcoin — to apply for it, you need to sign up for Shakepay’s account and verify
- Netcoins (Canada) – they give you 3% back in Bitcoin with every purchase for the first 3 months and 1% back thereafter — ID required
Online Services That Accept Bitcoin
Online services accepting Bitcoin:
- ProtonMail (Switzerland) – encrypted email services
- Vultr (USA) – VPS hosting, cloud computing
- NameCheap (USA) – domain hosting
- Hostinger (Lithuania) – web hosting, VPS hosting
Bitcoin Exchange Services
Here are some more Bitcoin services that support the Lightning Network:
- Bull Bitcoin — a non-custodial Bitcoin-only exchange and payments service from Canada (announcement) – also supports the Liquid Network — bill pay via Bylls — no ID required
- HodlHodl [NO KYC] — non-custodial — not available in the U.S.
