Which companies accept cryptocurrency payments? Updated examples distinguish eligible merchant payments, gift cards, settlement pilots and historical announcements.
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This article was created on 4 December 2022 and mixes merchant payments, gift cards, card-network settlement and historical announcements. Reviewed on 4 October 2026, the examples below distinguish those services. A brand’s blockchain project or partner inventory does not mean that every checkout accepts Bitcoin, and availability can depend on the country and product.
Mastercard’s February 2021 column describes its historical approach to digital currencies (original source). It is not proof that every Mastercard merchant accepts cryptocurrency directly. The company’s actual position is summarized below.
The 10 February 2021 column emphasized customer choice. The original article’s wording reversed Mastercard’s statement about recommending cryptocurrency use; the following paragraph corrects that attribution.
Mastercard described enabling customers, merchants and businesses to move digital value, while explicitly stating that it was not recommending that people start using cryptocurrency. The column’s plans for selected assets were historical and conditional on consumer protections and compliance, not a universal current payment option.
Mastercard and Bakkt announced a partnership on 25 October 2021, not a merger. The announcement concerned crypto and loyalty solutions for participating US partners. It does not establish current availability at every merchant or a direct Bitcoin checkout.
The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts website currently describes a cryptocurrency booking process. This review does not establish the original article’s claim that it was the first international hotel chain to offer one.
Pavilions instructs guests to arrange a booking directly with its reservation team, which then provides a payment link. Its page explicitly excludes The Pavilions Bali and The Pavilions Phuket. Confirm the specific hotel’s supported currency and booking terms; the old 40-token statement must not be applied to every property.
AXA Switzerland announced a Bitcoin premium-payment option on 15 April 2021 for eligible private non-life policies. Its earlier market survey was part of that announcement, not a current measure of demand. The announcement does not establish a global AXA payment option today.
The 2021 announcement described Bitcoin Suisse receiving Bitcoin and converting it into Swiss francs. It excluded life policies and AXA-ARAG. AXA’s current payment-options page lists conventional options; the absence of Bitcoin there does not by itself prove a complete withdrawal. Confirm eligibility and payment instructions for the actual invoice with AXA.
The original article described historical Bitcoin funding of a Microsoft account. Microsoft’s current account-funding guidance describes redeeming a gift card and does not establish a current Bitcoin top-up for every region or product. Follow the payment methods actually offered for your account; Xbox or Skype examples from 2022 are not a present checkout promise.
Microsoft’s ION work concerned a decentralized identifier network anchored to Bitcoin. Its 2020 mainnet-beta announcement describes identity infrastructure, not two-factor authentication or a payment method for Microsoft products. A blockchain identity project does not establish merchant Bitcoin acceptance.
The original Starbucks example described Bakkt converting cryptocurrency into dollars for use through an app, rather than Starbucks receiving Bitcoin directly. Bakkt’s 2023 annual report says its direct-to-consumer app was retired in the first quarter of 2023. Do not treat the old app instructions or beta-participant figure as an available payment method today.
The original Tesla discussion reflected its 2021 Bitcoin policy changes. The linked report is historical: Tesla’s 2021 Bitcoin suspension. Tesla’s current Dogecoin support page covers eligible products in the Tesla Shop and says it accepts only Dogecoin there. This does not establish Bitcoin payment for vehicles or all Tesla products.
Buying an Amazon gift card with cryptocurrency from a third party is different from paying Amazon directly with Bitcoin. Bitrefill’s guidance describes that gift-card route and region restrictions. Check the correct Amazon marketplace, card eligibility and terms; the old claim about an announced Amazon-owned cryptocurrency is not verified here.
Visa’s 29 March 2021 announcement described a pilot allowing Crypto.com to settle obligations to Visa in USDC, a stablecoin. Network settlement between institutions is different from a customer paying any Visa merchant directly in cryptocurrency. The pilot announcement must not be read as a universal retail checkout option.
PayPal’s US help currently describes buying, selling, holding and transferring supported cryptocurrency. It also describes external transfers after additional account verification. The original claim that PayPal prevents all transfers to external wallets is incorrect. Eligibility, supported assets and networks depend on the applicable account and service.
The original August 2021 UK launch discussion is historical. PayPal’s US guidance does not establish the same services in the UK, Ukraine or every other country. Check the official conditions for your account’s country and distinguish a crypto transfer from selling crypto and using the proceeds for a purchase.
The original article reported airBaltic’s 2014 Bitcoin initiative. Its old “first airline” and 1,000-transaction statements are historical attributions, not current service measurements. The airline’s current payment-options page says available methods vary by location and departure timing. Confirm the method offered for the actual booking rather than relying on the old Bitcoin example.
Sotheby’s published a June 2021 guide describing how eligible lots could accept cryptocurrency payments. An NFT can be the asset sold; it is not a general payment currency. The guide requires a lot to indicate cryptocurrency payments and sets wallet and verification conditions. Check the current sale’s conditions rather than assuming every lot accepts Bitcoin.
Sotheby’s reported a 101.38-carat diamond sold to a cryptocurrency buyer for US$12.3 million. The release describes payment in cryptocurrency but does not identify the asset as Bitcoin. Its record claim belongs to that historical release, not a verified current world record.
The original article reported a 2020 Coca-Cola Amatil and Centrapay vending-machine initiative in Australia and New Zealand. That historical report is not a current inventory or confirmation that every Coca-Cola vending machine accepts Bitcoin. Check the actual machine’s displayed payment options and operator.
The original article attributed a 2015 Bitcoin-payment announcement and the following comment to LOT’s then Sales and Distribution Director Jiri Marek. The wording is retained as historical attribution, not as current payment instructions:
Many of us shop online, including airline tickets. It is only a matter of time before online currency payments become as popular as they are today.
LOT’s current payment guidance says available methods depend on the booking market and are shown at the final booking step. This page does not verify the original 2022 instructions for converting a ticket payment into Bitcoin. Use LOT’s current checkout and payment guidance for the actual booking.
Travala’s 6 July 2020 announcement describes a partnership with Expedia Partner Solutions that made Expedia-supplied accommodation available through Travala. Cryptocurrency payment on Travala is different from a direct Bitcoin checkout on Expedia.com. The old hotel and cryptocurrency counts belong to that announcement; confirm today’s booking inventory, supported assets and terms on Travala.
The original article described Lush’s earlier Bitcoin option. BitPay’s directory still lists Lush UK, but Lush’s current UK terms name Adyen card payments, PayPal and gift cards. These sources do not establish an available crypto checkout for every region. Confirm the actual local checkout or ask Lush before treating the older BitPay instructions as current.
Sources checked 4 October 2026: Mastercard–Bakkt partnership — 25 October 2021; Pavilions cryptocurrency booking conditions; AXA announcement — 15 April 2021; AXA current payment guidance; Microsoft account-funding guidance; Microsoft ION identity-network context; Bakkt 2023 annual report: consumer-app retirement; Tesla Dogecoin conditions; Bitrefill Amazon gift-card guidance; Visa USDC settlement pilot — 29 March 2021; PayPal US crypto help; airBaltic current payment options; LOT current payment methods; Travala–Expedia Partner Solutions — 6 July 2020; Lush UK payment terms; BitPay Lush UK directory entry.
Lidiya is editor-in-chief for Bitcoin-Ukraine and also spoke in Crowdcreate’s CryptoCom conference.
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