Visa will offer a credit card that rewards purchases in Bitcoin, rather than cash or airline miles, in early 2021
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Visa is releasing a new credit card that will offer cashback rewards to customers in Bitcoin in early 2021.
The payments company has partnered with cryptocurrency startup BlockFi for its "Bitcoin Rewards Visa Credit Card," which comes at an annual fee of $200. Users will receive 1.5% of their purchases back in the form of the digital asset.
Cardholders will also receive a bonus of $250 in Bitcoin after spending $3,000 or more within the first three months of ownership, BlockFi said in a statement."We're excited to add credit cards to our suite of products and expand bitcoin's accessibility to a broader set of consumers," Zac Prince, BlockFi's CEO and founder, said in a statement. "This card makes it simple and risk-free for people to gain or increase exposure to a new asset class without changing their spending or investing habits."
Visa's adoption of Bitcoin didn't start with BlockFi. In April, the credit card firm partnered with startup Fold to offer rewards denominated in Bitcoin. In February, Visa and Coinbase announced the Coinbase Card, which allows users to issue Bitcoin using debit cards. Bitcoin has rallied 166% this year and hit record highs near $20,000 in the last week, driven by institutional buy-in and investors looking for a hedge against the devaluation of traditional paper money.Copyright © 2021. Times Internet Limited. All rights reserved.For reprint rights. Times Syndication Service.
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