Who Accepts Bitcoin in 2022?
Before you get yourself some bitcoin, you may wonder who accepts bitcoin as payment? Since bitcoin is relatively new and many businesses are wary of its price fluctuations, you may not find it surprising that it is not as widely accepted as...
Before you get yourself some bitcoin, you may wonder who accepts bitcoin as payment? It's been 12 years since its inception, and the number of merchants and service providers who accept bitcoin keeps on growing. From Substack to Microsoft, Tesla to the country of El Salvador, spending BTC is becoming increasingly easier with every passing day.
According to Coinmap.org, there are over 23,000 venues all over the globe where you can purchase goods and services using bitcoin. The actual number of vendors accepting bitcoin is likely much higher, considering how large its ecosystem has gotten. Besides, you can already spend bitcoin via e-pay services like PayPal, BitPay, and others, and you can also spend it like regular money using cryptocurrency debit cards issued by Crypto.com, Coinbase, Binance, Bitpanda, and many others.
Here is a renewed list on well-know service providers and vendors that would gladly accept your BTC. Keep in mind that it is nearly impossible to cover every company and service accepting bitcoin as means of payment, but hopefully this list will give you a correct impression on how far the ecosystem has come.
Tech Companies That Accept Bitcoin

Microsoft. The giant from Redmond supports the option of topping up one’s Microsoft account with BTC. Although it was removed for a brief period, in 2022 bitcoin can be used to buy apps or games from Microsoft's Windows or Xbox stores, without support for purchasing stuff from its online store. While the company’s earlier record of supporting bitcoin has been spotty, its support for this cryptocurrency is surely a wind in the sails of crypto promoters.
AT&T. Proud as the first mobile carrier to accept crypto payments, AT&T allows crypto payments through BitPay.
Namecheap. This popular domain management and registration site was urged on by the tech community to add bitcoin as a means of payment.
The Internet Archive. The scholarly archive allows you to donate with bitcoin among other currencies like ethereum, filecoin, XRP and zcash.
ExpressVPN. With Bitpay, the privacy tool allows you to pay using bitcoin. Read More...