While cryptocurrencies have experienced a significant rise in value over the past three months, many holders of digital assets will be using their tokens to purchase holiday gifts and Black Friday deals. Bitcoin Black Friday will be on November 26 this year and the crypto payments firm Bitpay has announced a slew of merchants that will offer deals for shoppers paying with digital assets.

Bitpay Merchants Offer Black Friday Deals

Bitpay, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency payments provider, has announced a list of merchants it is partnering with to offer Black Friday shoppers who prefer crypto payment options. Bitcoin Black Friday is a tradition that has been celebrated since years and bitcoiners are always on the lookout for deals. Bitpay has announced a number of merchants offering special deals, but some promotions will not be revealed until Friday.

Bitpay merchants participating in Black Friday this year include Ace Jewelers (20% selected items), the precious metals bullion dealer Apmex will give customers the cash price when they pay in crypto. When a customer buys a EUR500 e-fast gift card from Fast Private Jet the company will upgrade it to a EUR1,000. Bitpay CEO Stephen Pair explained that Bitpay is seeing more customers use crypto payments.

” We are seeing so many people wanting to live on crypto, and this holiday season again presented a great opportunity for us to support consumers who wish to make purchases and merchants that accept crypto payments,” Pair said during the Black Friday merchants’ announcement. Pair explained that crypto enthusiasts are seeking a way to cash in and spend their earnings on holiday gifts as the bitcoin price continues to rise along with bitcoin cash and ethereum.

Deals from Newegg, Sonic Electronix, Pacsun, Wrist Aficionado

Additionally, Bitpay announced that Hostkey will give a 10% discount on specific dedicated server plans, Jomashop.com will take $70 off for every $1,000 purchase using Bitpay. The popular ecommerce shop Newegg will give 20% off on select orders over $500, and the youth apparel store Pacsun will give special deals this Friday as well for Bitpay customers. Bitpay consumers shopping at Sonic Electronix will be entered to win a car audio package upgrade and a $100 Sonic Electronix gift card. Furthermore, Wrist Aficionado is offering customers who spend $10K, $300 sitewide on all products.

In addition to Bitpay’s merchants, the web portal bitcoinblackfriday.com will also have special deals and promotions for Black Friday shoppers who want to spend bitcoin. At the time of writing, bitcoinblackfriday.com’s deals are currently not available and there’s a message that states: “coming soon.” Bitpay itself is also offering a special deal for the company’s crypto card for U.S. residents only as it will offer the card for free on Black Friday. Bitpay’s full list of merchants can be found by visiting the Bitpay Merchant Directory.

What do you think about the upcoming Black Friday deals and Bitpay’s list of merchants offering promotions? Please comment below to let us know your thoughts on this topic.

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