{"id":30660,"date":"2026-04-07T09:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=30660"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:40:17","slug":"how-to-use-your-bitcoin-without-selling-it-bitnovo-gift-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-use-your-bitcoin-without-selling-it-bitnovo-gift-cards","title":{"rendered":"How to use your Bitcoin without selling it: Bitnovo gift cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-use-your-bitcoin-without-selling-it-bitnovo-gift-cards\/#do_you_need_to_sell_bitcoin_to_spend_it\" >Do you need to sell Bitcoin to spend it?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-use-your-bitcoin-without-selling-it-bitnovo-gift-cards\/#from_games_to_flights_what_you_can_buy\" >From games to flights: what you can buy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-use-your-bitcoin-without-selling-it-bitnovo-gift-cards\/#how_to_buy_a_bitcoin_gift_card\" >How to buy a Bitcoin gift card<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve got Bitcoin. <\/span><b>You want to buy something with your crypto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And at some point the same question shows up: do I have to sell it first? The instinct is to go to an exchange. Sell, wait, move the money, pay. For a \u20ac40 purchase, that entire detour is unnecessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s exactly what <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-to-buy-with-bitcoin-and-other-cryptocurrencies\"><b>Bitcoin gift cards<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are for. You pay straight from your wallet, receive a code, and use it with the brand you chose. Your Bitcoin hasn\u2019t been routed through any intermediary you didn\u2019t choose.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"do_you_need_to_sell_bitcoin_to_spend_it\"><\/span><b>Do you need to sell Bitcoin to spend it?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>No<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even if the way the system is set up makes it feel that way. Most merchants don\u2019t accept Bitcoin directly, so anyone trying to use what they already hold ends up defaulting to an exchange, almost out of habit, as if it were the only option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30661 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin-790x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin-1185x1536.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin-1580x2048.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gift-cards_spend-bitcoin.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is that an exchange is built for trading crypto, not for making a one-off purchase. When you use it for that, <\/span><b>you\u2019re forcing an everyday action through infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with its own timing, fees, and logic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re moving large amounts, that workflow may be part of the calculation. But for a \u20ac10 to \u20ac100 purchase, it\u2019s a mismatch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Gift cards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the point where your Bitcoin becomes <\/span><b>spendable without going through an exchange<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You pay with what you already have, you get a code, and you use it where you want. No conversion to manage, no decision about when to sell, no second-guessing price.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"from_games_to_flights_what_you_can_buy\"><\/span><b>From games to flights: what you can buy<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitnovo\u2019s Store covers pretty much <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-can-i-spend-my-crypto-at-my-favourite-stores\"><b>every everyday category<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30662 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin-1-790x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin-1-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin-1-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin-1-1185x1536.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin-1-1580x2048.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_compras_diarias_con-bitcoin-1.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>travel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there\u2019s Iberia for flights worldwide, available across Europe with 1.25% cashback. Renfe covers train routes in Spain and France with 2% cashback. Flixbus gets you around Europe by coach, available from Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>entertainment and leisure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Smartbox covers getaways, spa days, and gourmet dinners with 3.62% cashback and denominations from \u20ac10 to \u20ac100. Atr\u00e1palo includes hotels, flights, activities, and restaurants with 1.75% cashback and a 2-month redemption window. Cinesa is for cinema tickets, available in Spain. GameStop in Italy covers video games, consoles, and accessories with 0.87% cashback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For<\/span><b> day-to-day shopping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Carrefour is available in Spain, Italy, and France. PAM Panorama is available in Italy with 1.06% cashback. For home and d\u00e9cor, IKEA in Italy offers 1.5% cashback, and Cheerz in Spain and France turns photos into physical products. For fuel, there\u2019s Moeve (Cepsa) and Carrefour Service Stations in Spain, plus IP Italia, Q8 Italia, and Tamoil in Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_buy_a_bitcoin_gift_card\"><\/span><b>How to buy a Bitcoin gift card<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It starts in<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-buy-gift-cards-in-your-bitnovo-wallet\"> <b>Bitnovo\u2019s Store<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You find the brand, choose how much you want to load, and pay with the crypto you already hold. If the asset you select runs on multiple networks, you choose the one you want to use at that step. Review the summary, confirm, and the code lands in My purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30663 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gastar_btc-1-790x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bitnovo_gastar_btc\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gastar_btc-1-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gastar_btc-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gastar_btc-1-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gastar_btc-1-1185x1536.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gastar_btc-1-1580x2048.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bitnovo_gastar_btc-1.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The flow is the same<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regardless of the brand or the cryptocurrency you pay with. What changes is the amount, the denomination, and the cashback percentage, which can reach up to 3.75% on some brands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>You don\u2019t need to sell Bitcoin to use it in everyday life.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Exchanges have their place, but they\u2019re not the tool for buying a cinema ticket, refuelling, or booking a hotel. Bitcoin gift cards exist for that exact gap, so what you already have in your wallet can be used today with real brands, without the process costing more than the purchase itself.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>You\u2019ve got Bitcoin. You want to buy something with your crypto. And at some point the same question shows up: do I have to sell it first? The instinct is to go to an exchange. Sell, wait, move the money, pay. For a \u20ac40 purchase, that entire detour is unnecessary. That\u2019s exactly what Bitcoin gift [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":30655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[225,331],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin-en","category-bitnovo-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30664,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30660\/revisions\/30664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}