Will 2025 be Bitcoin’s year? As of writing, we’ve just cracked the fabled $100K price milestone. While we might not know exactly what the future holds, we do know that there’s a level of excitement in the air that can’t be ignored.
And it’s more than just about price, too.
Everyone is getting on the Bitcoin (BTC) train. Nowadays, you can do much more than just hold BTC; you can spend it across thousands of retailers, restaurants, local businesses, and much more.
That’s what we’ll be talking about today. So, where can you spend your Bitcoin in 2025?
A little over a year ago, we wrote a similar article all about where you can spend your BTC. Time sure does fly, and a year is a lifetime in the crypto space. Back then, we were excited that so many merchants accepted BTC as payment.
These days, the question isn't “who accepts BTC?” it’s “who doesn't?"
Moreover, the blockchain in the retail market is blowing up. Valued at $5.9 billion in 2022* (as mentioned on marketresearchfuture.com), that number is expected to hit $70 billion by 2030. Retailers are adopting BTC across the board, accepting it directly or through crypto payment platforms.
While BTC is constantly making waves, and plenty of businesses are taking note, that doesn't exactly mean you can simply use your coins to buy goods and services everywhere. There are a few different ways you might be able to use BTC to make a purchase:
What type of cryptocurrency payment to use will depend on who you're shopping with and what they support. Even so, these options alone represent a pretty significant leap forward in terms of adoption — and more is on the way.
Around 75% of surveyed executives* (as mentioned on deloitte.com) plan on accepting crypto as payment in the near future.
Next time you go to the store, you might just need your digital wallet. Thousands of major retailers already accept BTC and other cryptocurrencies as payment, and that number is only growing:
What about grabbing a snack with your coins? Here are a few places you can use your BTC for a nice meal out:
That’s just national chains. Your favorite local restaurants might accept BTC, too!
Want to spend your BTC on a nice vacation? These businesses have you covered:
Additionally, many countries consider BTC an official currency, meaning it's even easier to spend when abroad. El Salvador, the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Nigeria* (as mentioned on insights.som.yale.edu) have already adopted BTC, with many more on the way.
Feel like giving back? Plenty of charities out there accept donations in the form of BTC. Here are a few that offer BTC payments as a donation option:
As a form of payment, BTC presents a great application of blockchain technology, but that’s not all you can do with your coins.
There’s also a whole world of on-chain, meaning on the BTC blockchain, fun you can have these days.
Historically, BTC has not been a part of the smart contract revolution. Basically, ecosystems like Ethereum leverage a type of technology that allows for decentralized applications to be built on top of the blockchain.
You may have heard of decentralized finance (DeFi). This is one such use case for smart contracts.
But it’s much more than just finance. From digital collectibles like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), there is so much you can do with smart contracts. So, where does BTC fit into this picture?
Well, for the longest time this kind of technology was off-limits for BTC users.
You could wrap your coins to take them to new blockchain ecosystems, but that was about it. With recent tech upgrades to the BTC blockchain, new opportunities are sprouting up.
This means you can use the BTC blockchain and your coins in new and exciting ways:
This might be a lot if you’re just now getting into BTC. But don’t worry. The whole point is to show you how versatile your coins are in 2025. While you can hold them or spend them at your favorite store, you can also use BTC for these new on-chain opportunities.
The sky is the limit!
Want to use a debit card to spend your BTC?
While those retailers listed above accept payment in the form of crypto, there’s no denying there are way more places that accept a debit card like a Visa or Mastercard. This is certainly changing, but as of writing this article, it is still pretty convenient to use a debit card to make everyday purchases.
Luckily, you can have your cake and eat it too with a BTC debit card.
Basically, these crypto debit card businesses offer you a way to load up a prepaid debit card with crypto coins. Then, you can swipe it just like all of your other debit and credit cards.
There are a few major players who have this service, with some popular exchanges offering this feature. In most cases, you’ll fund your debit card with a BTC and swap it for a stablecoin like USDC.
They also often offer perks like cash back in BTC on purchases.
There you have it: some of the best ways to spend and use your Bitcoin in 2025.
Of course, there are plenty of other opportunities out there we just didn’t cover. Take our “where to spend BTC” lists from above. Those are just a few of the thousands of retailers, restaurants, and platforms that accept BTC as payment.
So, get out there, do some exploring, and find the businesses in your area that take BTC as payment.
But before you begin, make sure you have plenty of BTC in your wallet. That’s where Bitcoin Depot can help. We operate the largest network of Bitcoin ATMs across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, with over 8,400 locations (as of December 2024).
No matter where you are, you’re never too far away from a seamless cash purchase of BTC.
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