PRESS & MEDIA

Coincards in the wild.

Interviews, podcasts, videos and stories from more than a decade of building Bitcoin payment infrastructure.

A selection of coverage documenting Coincards, Bitcoin payments and the early days of using Bitcoin for everyday purchases.

FEATURED COVERAGE

A few highlights.


2023




BTCPAY SERVER


Pioneering BTCPay Server Integration and Pushing Bitcoin Adoption


A case study covering Coincards’ early adoption of BTCPay Server and its history using self-hosted Bitcoin payments in production.



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2019




BITCOIN MAGAZINE


Coincards Expands to Allow Americans to Buy Gift Cards With Bitcoin


Coverage of Coincards’ expansion into the United States and its approach to making Bitcoin useful for everyday purchases.



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2019




BTCPAY SERVER


Mike Olthoff from Coincards is the first ever merchant to use BTCPay. This is his story.


An interview looking back at Coincards’ early involvement with BTCPay Server and Lightning payments.



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INTERVIEWS & PODCASTS

Long-form conversations.

Conversations about Coincards, Bitcoin, Monero, privacy and building payment infrastructure around digital money.


2024




WATCHMAN PRIVACY


Coincards: Buy Gift Cards with Monero and Bitcoin


A conversation covering Coincards, privacy, Bitcoin, Monero, gift cards and the history of the business.



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2021




MONERO SPACE


Mike Olthoff from Coincards explains how Monero users can buy gift cards with XMR


Seth and Justin from Monero Space talk with Mike Olthoff about Coincards, accepting Monero and operating a cryptocurrency-powered gift card business.



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VIDEO FEATURES

Coincards on screen.

Interviews and features looking at Coincards, Bitcoin payments and real-world adoption.

Bitcoin Boom: The Rise of Retail Adoption!

Video feature

Coincards & BTCPay Server

Video interview

EARLY WALKTHROUGHS

BTC Sessions · 2017

A look back at some of the earliest videos demonstrating how Coincards could turn Bitcoin into something you could actually spend.

Buying Gift Cards With Bitcoin - Coincards.ca

BTC Sessions · January 2017

Where To Spend Your Bitcoin - Top 5 Places Online

BTC Sessions · May 2017

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Earlier coverage.

A few earlier stories documenting Coincards and the Bitcoin community around it.


2018




THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT


Why blockchain technology is flourishing in Metro Vancouver—and how it will change your life



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2018




BITCOINIST


Coincards Brings Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments to Amazon



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