The nocoiner first question is: "can I pay my electricity bill with Bitcoin?" So here I start putting together a list of places where you can pay your bills with Bitcoin.
This list will be updated periodically. If you know a utility service that is proven to accept Bitcoin just send the link to @DarthCoin with a simple explanation.
I do not have any relation of affiliation with any of these services, is just a listing of services that accept Bitcoin and many of them are verified with users. No referral links or earning programs involved.
This list is to help users to start using their bitcoins and create the circular economy.
I will invite you first to listen this amazing episode from Once Bitten talking with the guys from Shopinbit about buying everything you want with Bitcoin.
The list is organized in various sections:
- Intermediaries - they pay fiat bills for you and you pay them in BTC
- VISA cards providers - you debit a fiat VISA card with your BTC
- Utility companies that accept BTC directly
- General products - retailers that accept BTC directly
- Travel, airplane tickets, rentals that accept BTC directly
- General merchants lists - public lists with all merchants that accept BTC
- Cashback / rewards - you do your regular shopping and you get sats as rewards
- P2P Marketplaces list using Bitcoin
₿ ⚡️ Intermediaries Pay bills with Bitcoin
- PiixPay.com - pay bills with BTC (EU)
- Bity.com - pay bills with BTC (CHF/EU)
- MtPelerin - pay bills with BTC (CHF/EUR)
- BitcoinWell - Pay bills in US/Canada
- Bylls - Pay bills in Canada
- BitcoinWell - pay bills Canada
- Coins.ph - Pay bills and wages in Asia
- LivingRoom of Satoshi - pay bills in Australia
- CoinTree - pay bills in Australia
- RelayPay - pay bills in Australia
- PayBTC - pay bills in Australia
- Spritz Finance - pay bills in USA
- BillBitcoins - pay bills with BTC in India
- ElectroCoin.hr - payment processor in Croatia for many merchants, with local shops exchanges too.
- LocalCoinSwap - P2P exchange that can be used for paying bills, with escrow
- RoboSats Tor - P2P Full private Exchange over Tor, over LN, ask for bill payment in your exchange offer
Visa cards debited by SELLING your bitcoin to them
NOTE: I do not encourage you to use the so called “bitcoin debit cards”. Those are simply fiat VISA cards. You are literally going back to using fiat! But in emergency situations, yes it can be useful.
- Bitrefill.com - buy vouchers with BTC, phone bills, gas, groceries
- The Bitcoin Company - buy gift cards BTC, phone bills, gas (US only)
- CryptoRefills - buy gift cards with BTC, phone bills, groceries
₿ ⚡️ Utility companies that accept directly Bitcoin
- Naturgy - Spain electric company
- BASNederland - Dutch electric company
- Istarski Vodovod - Croatia water company
- Tifon Gas - Croatia gas stations
- FTO-Freie Tankstelle Otto - Germany, Wutha-Farnroda gas station
₿ ⚡️ General products and services
₿ ⚡️ Travel, Airplane tickets, Rentals
- Future Travel – Flight tickets
- CheapAir – flight tickets
- Sky Tours – (UK) flight tickets
- Destinia – flights, apartments, hotels
- TapJets – private jets, no restrictions, no questions asked
- Travala – reservations from Booking.com and other accommodations
- AirBTC - Bitcoin only alternative to rentals AirBnB
- Zap Rent - Lightning rentals bookings
- Bitcoin Travel - book hotels, flights, stays
- Visit Split - book your accommodation in Croatia
- Amsterdam Stay - book rental apartments in Amsterdam
- Lodgis Paris - furnitured apartments in Paris
- Spendabit Apartment listings
₿ ⚡️ General Merchants Lists
- BTCMap.org - physical and online stores with BTC, biggest database of Bitcoin shops
- CoinATMradar – web and app to locate BTC ATMs
- ShopInBit - buy anything you want with BTC/LN + concierge service
- LN Online Stores – online stores that accept BTC / LN, you can add your physical or web store in the list
- Accepting LN – online stores with BTC / LN, you can add your physical or web store in the list
- SpendABit – BTC merchant and product directory
- BitcoinWide – map and merchant directory, you can add your business
- BTCPay Server Merchants – merchants using BTCPay Server (a separate, proprietary type of server that processes all txs in BTC)
- Spending Bitcoin – list of merchants of all kinds and from the world
- Accepted Here BTC – list of online stores that accept BTC, you can add your physical or web store in the list
- Cryptwerk – merchants list by types, you can add your store there
- PayCek - List of merchants in Croatia that can take payments in BTC
- Where to Spend Bitcoins in UK - List of merchants accepting BTC in UK
- SatMap - a simple place listing only Bitcoin merchants
Local Farms and Farm Markets
- Farm Food Map - a map with local farm producers, you can also onboard them with bitcoin
- Farm Match - Buy and sell famr products, you can also onboard them with bitcoin
- Local Ranchers
- The Beef Initiative - buy local meat from producers, with Bitcoin
- U-Pick a Farm - Pick your own Fruits and Vegetables Near me from local farms.
₿ ⚡️ Rewards / cashback in Bitcoin for online purchasing
- Bitrefill.com - buy with BTC/LN and get back sats, referral program
- Lolli – make purchases online and get up to 30% cash back in Bitcoin rewards!
- SatsBack - buy online and get sats back
- Fold app - buy virtual cards with BTC and earn sats
P2P Marketplaces list using Bitcoin
Do you want to see how is to pay with Bitcoin / LN merchants in real life? Here I am gathering some examples.