Buy Gift Cards with Bitcoin — Pay with BTC, Instant Delivery, No KYC
Genghis accepts Bitcoin (BTC) at checkout for 4,300+ digital products across 80+ countries. No KYC, no account, 10-30 minute confirmation, instant delivery.
Why pay with Bitcoin on Genghis?
Bitcoin is the longest-running, most-decentralized monetary network in existence. On Genghis, it sits at checkout next to 299 other cryptocurrencies — but BTC is unique. There is no issuer, no foundation that can freeze a balance, no bridge operator who can pause withdrawals. When you pay an invoice in BTC, the value moves directly from your wallet to ours through the Bitcoin protocol, and we deliver the digital good as soon as the network confirms it.
For OG holders, long-term HODLers, and anyone who wants maximum decentralization at the payment layer, that property matters more than speed. You are not trusting a stablecoin issuer's balance sheet, and you are not routing through a CEX off-ramp that demands KYC. You are spending money you already own, on goods you already wanted, with no third party in a position to refuse the transaction.
How to buy gift cards with Bitcoin: 3-step checkout
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Pick your product
Browse 4,300+ gift cards, game keys, eSIMs, and prepaid cards. Filter by country, category, or denomination. No account is required to add items to your cart.
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Select Bitcoin at checkout
Enter your email (only used to deliver the code) and choose BTC — Bitcoin mainnet from the payment selector. We display a fixed-rate invoice with the exact BTC amount, a unique receiving address, and a 15-minute window during which the rate is locked.
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Send the BTC and receive your code
Once the network produces 1 confirmation (typically 10-30 minutes), the gift card or game key is emailed to you and added to your order history if you signed in. No KYC, no callbacks, no manual review.
Confirmation expectation: most Genghis BTC orders settle in under 20 minutes. During mempool congestion (high-fee periods), expect closer to 30-40 minutes. We do not require additional confirmations beyond 1 — orders deliver as soon as the first block includes your transaction.
Why pay with Bitcoin specifically?
- ▸No counterparty risk at the payment layer. Stablecoins depend on an issuer's reserves. Bitcoin doesn't. The token you send is the token we receive — there is no balance sheet between you and the protocol.
- ▸Censorship resistance. The Bitcoin network has never been successfully halted, frozen, or rolled back in 16+ years of operation. For shoppers in jurisdictions with banking restrictions, this is the most reliable payment rail available.
- ▸Spend without selling. Paying suppliers in BTC for digital goods you actually use means you don't need to convert to fiat first. No off-ramp, no capital-gains-realization event triggered by selling for USD before spending.
Bitcoin confirmation times and fees on Genghis
| Network | Typical confirmation | Typical fee | What Genghis does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin mainnet | 10-30 min (1 confirmation) | $0.50 - $3.00 | Lock rate at checkout, accept on 1 conf |
| Lightning Network | Not yet supported | — | On the 2026 roadmap |
Genghis charges no platform fee on top of network fees. The price you see at checkout is the price you pay — the BTC amount displayed already includes our exchange-rate margin and is locked for 15 minutes.
Bitcoin vs stablecoins: which should you use for shopping?
The honest answer depends on what you're optimizing for. We sell on both rails because different shoppers have different priorities:
| Property | Bitcoin (BTC) | Stablecoins (USDT/USDC) |
|---|---|---|
| Price stability vs USD | Volatile | Stable |
| Confirmation speed | 10-30 minutes | 15 seconds - 3 minutes |
| Issuer dependency | None (protocol) | Tether Ltd. / Circle |
| Network fee | $0.50 - $3.00 | $0.01 - $2.00 |
| Best for | HODL spend, decentralization-first | Daily spend, no FX exposure |
For deeper context on this trade-off, see our breakdown of Bitcoin vs stablecoins for everyday shopping.
What people typically buy with Bitcoin on Genghis
The five most common BTC use cases we see at checkout:
- Game keys — Steam keys for new releases like Battlefield 6 and Borderlands 4 are paid in BTC by long-term holders who bought below today's market and want to spend gains without selling on a CEX.
- Cross-border e-commerce — Amazon, eBay, and Apple gift cards in countries where the holder doesn't have a local bank account. BTC clears regardless of geography.
- Travel-adjacent purchases — Airbnb gift cards, eSIMs, and Booking.com vouchers are paid in BTC by remote workers and digital nomads who keep most of their savings in self-custody.
- Subscription top-ups — Netflix, Nintendo, and Spotify gift cards get paid in BTC monthly by users who want a no-bank recurring spend pattern.
- Privacy-adjacent shopping — Although BTC is not private (the chain is public), holders who run their own wallet pay with BTC because the on-chain trail goes to a Genghis hot wallet rather than back to a personally identifiable bank rail.
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