What can you do with cryptocurrency?

There’s a lot you can do with cryptocurrencies, and there’s more to come. From engaging in everyday activities to exploring new frontiers, here are a few ways to get started:

Shopping: Over 8,000 merchants around the world accept crypto through Coinbase Commerce.

Travel around the world: Since crypto isn’t tied to a specific country, using crypto to travel can cut down on currency exchange fees. There’s already a small but thriving community of self-proclaimed “crypto nomads” who use crypto primarily (or in some cases exclusively) when traveling.

Donate to charity: There are many benefits to donating and receiving crypto, and many nonprofits accept Bitcoin donations.

Give gifts: Cryptocurrency is a great gift for friends and family interested in learning about new technologies.

Tip people: Authors, musicians, and other online content creators sometimes leave a Bitcoin address or QR code at the end of their articles. If you like their work, you can thank them by giving them some cryptocurrency.

Explore a unique new combination of currency and technology: Orchid is a VPN that protects you while you’re online, but it’s also a digital currency. Orchid is basically two parts, the Orchid VPN app and the OXT cryptocurrency, and both run on the Ethereum network. Interested? Read more here.

Global Travel: Since cryptocurrencies are not tied to a specific country, using cryptocurrencies to travel can reduce currency exchange fees. There is already a small but thriving community of self-proclaimed “crypto nomads” who use crypto primarily (or in some cases exclusively) when traveling.

Buy Property in a Virtual Game World: Decentraland, which also runs on the Ethereum blockchain, is the first virtual world to be owned entirely by its users. Users can buy and sell land, try on clothing and various other items with their avatars, while also partying in virtual nightclubs or touring virtual art galleries.

Explore Decentralized Finance, or DeFi: A variety of new players are working to rebuild the entire global financial system, from mutual fund-like investments to loan lending mechanisms, without any central authority.