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Jun 22, 2025

How to Use Your Crypto Donations in Real Life

Crypto donations are not mere digital tokens — they can be used to buy goods in the real world, convert to cash, or save for another day. Whether you’re earning them as you travel the world, subscribe to services, make daily purchases with a crypto card, or your interest is in more advanced investing and trading activities, crypto enables creators to have global, flexible financial freedom.
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So, you’ve begun to get paid in cryptocurrency — congrats! But what’s next? Here’s a simple guide to getting the most out of your donations, whether you want to spend, save, or cash out.

Spend Your Crypto

From fast food chains to luxury boutiques, more and more businesses are also adopting crypto payments. Here is where you can spend your coins without translating them first into fiat:

Tech and Digital Goods

  • Microsoft – Deposit funds into your account to purchase games, apps, and other Xbox content.
  • Overstock — Furniture, gadgets, home goods — you name it, and it can be paid for with crypto.
  • Namecheap – Domain name registrar accepting Bitcoin for domain registration, VPN accounts and hosting.

Food and Travel

  • Burger King – There are some locations around the world that take crypto (mainly in South America).
  • Travala & Expedia – Fly, get a hotel room, or book a whole vacation package with your cryptocurrency earnings.
  • AirBaltic was the first airline to accept Bitcoin, then LOT, Vueling joined.

Gaming and Entertainment

  • Gamesplanet – Get those Steam/Ubisoft/Origin keys using BTC.
  • Twitch Tips via Streamiverse – yup, you’re both ahead and behind!
  • Anime and streaming subscriptions (through third-party gift card stores like Bitrefill).

Luxury and Lifestyle

  • Farfetch – Shop for designer clothes, shoes, and accessories with crypto checkout.
  • Gucci & Tag Heuer (some boutiques in the US accept ETH and BTC)
  • Live-English – Internet learning while working, if you’re looking for online bitcoin courses, they accept BTC & USDT.

Tip: Keep in mind you can also use sites like Bitrefill or Purse.io to exchange crypto for gift cards from Amazon, Netflix, Spotify & loads more.

Change Crypto into Fiat Currencies (USD, EUR, etc.)

Here’s what you need to know to convert your crypto into money:

  • Use a crypto exchange: Binance, Coinbase, Bybit, and Changelly are just a few that let you sell crypto and withdraw to your bank.
  • P2P platforms: Trade directly from person to person with Binance P2P, OKX or LocalBitcoins.
  • Bitcoin ATMs: Withdraw cash to spend on “real world” goods and services in some countries. Try CoinATMRadar.

Crypto is particularly good for international creators: it operates in regions where traditional banking doesn’t or is too expensive.

Use a Crypto Debit Card

You can spend crypto like any other card: on groceries, coffee, rides, clothes, whatever.

Top cards:

  • Binance Visa
  • Crypto.com Card
  • Coinbase Card
  • BitPay, Wirex, Nexo

Simply add your crypto balance and spend anywhere that Visa or Mastercard is accepted.

Save or Invest Your Crypto

Many creators are holding their crypto and doing it wisely:

  • How is The Graph different from Bitcoin, Ethereum or other ICO and altcoins? Trust in the underlying asset
  • Hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, or stablecoins such as USDT/USDC.
  • Deposit coins like ETH or SOL for passive income.
  • Experiment with yield farming or DeFi (but always DYOR!)

And all of that is offered merely as a way to diversify and protect your financial future beyond fiat. Unlike the average platform, your Streamiverse wallet is non-custodial — your funds are always your own.

Trade It (If You’re Into That)

If you’re market-curious, crypto also introduces you to new trading opportunities ranging from the simple to the sophisticated, including:

  • Spot trading
  • Margin/futures trading
  • Crypto-fiat pairs
  • Bitcoin ETFs

But do so only if you’re prepared.

In the final analysis, your crypto donations aren’t cold, hard bits — they’re flesh-and-blood levers of freedom, flexibility, and financial empowerment. If you’re spending, saving, or just looking at what’s possible, you’re already ahead of the curve. As an entrepreneur, you now have the choice to participate in a global, censorship-resistant economy that you control. And that is exactly how Streamiverse is here to help.

💬 Need Help?

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