Discontinued for new applicants - the longest-running US crypto prepaid card, now ended. Kept as archive: BitPay continues as a payments company, but the card program is closed to new users.
by the cryptodebitcards editorial desk · review version 1 · prose updated 2026-09-18 · facts as of 2026-09-18 · how we verify
BitPay Card is a fintech-issued prepaid card on the visa network (physical). Discontinued for new applicants - the longest-running US crypto prepaid card, now ended. Kept as archive: BitPay continues as a payments company, but the card program is closed to new users.
Issuance: not documented. Monthly fee: not documented. Top-up fee: not documented. FX fee: not documented. ATM: not documented. Program new-issuance ended; historic fees included issuance cost and per-load structure Fee stacks decide real cost more than any headline - our true-cost calculator nets them out for your spending profile.
KYC level: full. Card balance custody: custodial - the balance sits with the operator, which carries counterparty risk.
Direct top-up coins: none documented. Via in-app conversion only: BTC, BCH, ETH, USDC, DOGE, LTC. Was: load a prepaid Visa from the BitPay wallet (BTC and other coins sold at load) Min top-up: not documented.
No cashback program documented. Token-denominated rewards carry the token's volatility until you sell them - a token payout is worth its percentage only at the moment of sale.
The BitPay Visa card (issued via MetaBank in the US) was the longest-standing US crypto prepaid card (running since 2016+). BitPay ended new-issuance in the 2023-2024 window - the wind-down of the most established US card program. Incidents on record: BitPay ended new card issuance (announced ~2023-2024); the program is discontinued for new applicants Facts not fully verified (reported) as of 2026-09-18 - start with a small test load. Our daily reachability check tracks this provider. Card balances are spending money, not savings - keep only what you plan to spend soon on any custodial card.
Discontinued for new applicants - the longest-running US crypto prepaid card, now ended. Kept as archive: BitPay continues as a payments company, but the card program is closed to new users. Compare against the other cards in our database before ordering, and test the full loop - load, one payment, one withdrawal - before committing larger amounts.
| Fine print | Program new-issuance ended; historic fees included issuance cost and per-load structure |
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KYC level: full.
Top-up unknown, FX unknown, monthly unknown.
No direct crypto loads documented - assets convert in-app (6+ supported).
No cashback program documented.
US
Custodial balance - safety depends on the operator and issuer behind the card, documented above with sources.
Physical only.
The UK's small answer to the crypto-neobank: a GBP account with a Visa debit and BTC/crypto in the app. UK-only and behind a JS-gated site - verify current card terms in-app before relying on it.
The TRAstra site is down at the time of research (origin unreachable) - if the program still exists, it is not accepting users through this front door. Treat as unavailable until proven otherwise.
The most complete dual-mode card: one tap switches between spending your crypto (Debit, with daily interest) and borrowing against it (Credit, from 1.9%) - with free ATM allowances up to EUR 2,000/month and no card fees. The catch: meaningful cashback needs a $5,000+ portfolio and is denominated in NEXO, and it is EEA/UK-only.
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