21 Oct
News

2019 Holiday Shipping Schedule

Holiday shopping can be daunting & time consuming. Gift Cards are a fast, easy, and thoughtful way to shower our loved ones with gifts! We are happy to be able to facilitate this for our customers.

To avoid unfortunate shipping delays, please be mindful of our cut-off dates for all orders. Electronic gift card orders must be received no later than December 23rd. Physical gift card order deadlines are listed below:

Lettermail – December 1st
Expedited Parcel – November 25th
Xpresspost Parcel – December 8th
Priority Parcel – December 8th

** Please Note: Order payments must have the necessary number of confirmations on the blockchain, by the dates listed, to be considered “received” **

Even with our Holiday Shipping Cutoff Dates in place, we can not absolutely guarantee delivery of physical orders by Christmas Day, due to unforeseen circumstances and forces beyond our control (i.e. Canada Post staffing).

FreeRange Mobile
24 Sep
Guides, News

Buy a Private Second Line with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies

FreeRangeMobile
FreeRange gives you the ability to add a secondary line to your phone without the need for a sim card. The secondary line can be used for phone calls and SMS as long as your phone is connected to a mobile data network or Wi-Fi.
FreeRange is the perfect solution for bitcoiners looking to seperate their personal phone number from their bitcoin services. Use FreeRange mobile for your services that require SMS 2FA and avoid the dreaded sim-swap attack vector.
Purchase a FreeRange Mobile Topup Now!
*Coincards is not partnered or affiliated with FreeRange Mobile and makes no gaurantees on its software. This tutorial is strictly for information purposes.*

HOW COINCARDS WORKS:

Ordering from Coincards is Quick and Easy!
01.

Select An Amount and Add to Cart

02.

Complete Your Payment

03.

Receive your Gift Code and Redeem!

FreeRange Mobile - Setup and Topup / Number Creation:

In this Demo, we are going to assume you have already purchased a FreeRange top-up code from Coincards.com.

*Note – Although only purchasable in CAD, these vouchers can be used to purchase USA phone numbers and therefore is perfect for ALL customers.*

Start off by downloading the FreeRange Mobile app from either Google Play or the App Store. Once installed, open the app and select I have a code to redeem. Enter the Code that Coincards.com emailed to you upon payment of your purchase and Submit Code. You will also be asked for an email address. We suggest using an email address not associated with you, such as a ProtonMail address.
Once you have entered your code and email, you now can pick a new number. For this demo, we allowed FreeRange to pick one for us by clicking I don’t care, pick for me! FreeRange will assign your phone number and ask to confirm your email address associated with the number, use the one you just entered as they will send a confirmation code later on. Click Create Account, then click Let’s Go to finish the setup process.
FreeRange mobile will email you a 4 digit passcode, this is needed to activate your account. Check your email and Enter The Passcode then hit the Verify button. Your account setup will finalize and your number will be created. You will be asked to confirm your code redemption.
Finally, you will need to agree to the End User License Agreement. Once you click Agree, you will be brought to the main app where you can now make Phone Calls, Send SMS Messages and check your account days remaining.
Congrats, you are now using your private second line!
30 Jul
News

50+ Products Added / New No Fee Options!

Thanks to our tireless efforts, we are pleased to announce the addition of over 50 products to our No Fee Gift Card Catalogue, including some of our MOST POPULAR cards! You can now easily exchange your Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dash, Doge (and more) at NO FEE for Uber, Google Play, PSN, Xbox, Steam, Best Buy, Starbucks and many, many more!

Our no-fee product additions also include gift cards which are brand new to Coincards (Canada) and some returning favourites.

It’s now easier than ever to ditch your fiat lifestyle and start living off of crypto!

BRAND NEW!

These NO FEE products are brand new to Coincards (Canada):

Existing DIGITAL products that are now NO FEE:

Existing STANDARD/PHYSICAL products that are now NO FEE:

Are you looking to order digital gift codes in bulk? Need more codes than we currently have in stock? Contact us via support ticket and we will be happy to create a custom invoice for just what you need!

28 Jun
News

Select Physical Gift Cards Now Available at NO FEE!

As you may already know, our devoted team at Coincards is always working on new merchant partnerships, to ensure that our loyal users have THE MOST product choice at the CHEAPEST exchange rate. And we are very happy to announce that our tireless efforts continue to pay off!

Thanks to our hard work and shameless crypto schilling, Coincards can now offer you some of our most popular Standard/Physical gift cards at absolutely NO FEE! This means with just a few simple clicks, you can be spending your Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dash, Doge (and more) at EVEN MORE brands than ever before.

With this change, we have also been able to improve the shipping speeds on our partner cards. Participating merchant’s cards will now ship from our secondary shipping location in Quebec within 2-5 business days of being ordered, drastically reducing our delivery times.

Please see the list below of our newest partner merchants offering physical cards at No Fee:

  • Walmart Canada
  • Cineplex / Silvercity / Scotiabank Theatre / Galaxy / Famous Players
  • The Rec Room
  • Dollarama
  • Rexall
  • PEI Liquor
  • Bass Pro Shops
  • Giant Tiger / Tigre Géant
  • Shell
  • Marshalls
  • HomeSense
  • Winners
  • Foot Locker
  • Suzy Shier
  • Home Hardware
  • Home Furniture
  • Aldo
  • Esso and Mobil
  • SAQ
  • Roots / Roots Kids
  • Mark’s Work Wearhouse / L’Équipeur
  • Home Depot
  • Petro-Canada
  • A&W
  • The Ultimate Dining Card
  • The Pickle Barrel
  • State & Main
  • Original Joe’s
  • Elephant & Castle
  • New York Fries
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken / Poulet Frit Kentucky
  • Pizza Hut
  • Taco Bell
  • Tir Nan Óg
  • The Biermarkt
  • Prime Pubs
  • Paddy Flaherty’s
  • Fionn MacCool’s
  • D’Arcy McGee’s
  • East Side Mario’s
  • Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
  • Boston Pizza
  • Earls Kitchen + Bar
  • The Keg Steakhouse + Bar
  • Harvey’s
  • Milestones Restaurant
  • Swiss Chalet
  • Montana’s Restaurant
  • Kelsey’s Restaurant

You will not find a larger product catalogue with actual partnerships in Canada. Check out our huge NO FEE product offering – you will not be disappointed.

27 Jun
News

Coincards Expands to the U.S.A.

Be Among the First to Check Out our Brand New US Product Catalogue

June 25, 2019 – United States – Starting today, Coincards is excited to launch a new catalog serving US customers, building upon five years of successful growth in the Canadian market. Originally bootstrapped in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2014, Coincards offers digital and physical gift cards, mobile top-ups and prepaid vouchers for major retailers and online platforms in exchange for cryptocurrency.

Additionally, Coincards implemented one the first active commercial integrations of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in early 2018 and maintains its platform on open source Bitcoin payment processing servers. These infrastructural choices are evidence of Coincards’ strong commitment to Bitcoin community values around openness, innovation, and financial autonomy.

“Merchant’s are realizing that Bitcoin is here to stay,” said Mike Olthoff, Founder and CEO of Coincards. “Offering gift cards as a bridge is a natural choice for both the brands and the consumers. Retailers gain exposure to Bitcoiners, and Bitcoiners are able to live their lives with financial freedom”.

Coincards has always upheld the bold yet pragmatic mission of bridging the gap between cryptocurrency consumers and mainstream merchants, and the company’s trendsetting business model allows for a more rapid path towards global merchant adoption of cryptocurrency. By reducing the pain points of transacting with cryptocurrency, Coincards has opened doors for Canadian citizens to more effectively utilize their purchasing power. Additionally, this offramp for cryptocurrency users has significantly lower fees and overall costs than manual exchange between currencies.

As Coincards expands its service to the US market, the site proudly offers digital gift cards for some of the most popular brands, services, and restaurants in the United States including Amazon.com, Uber, Home Depot, Dominos, Hotels.com and more. Coincards is actively accepting partnerships with more USA merchants, to provide diverse options for customers to experience their favorite brands.

With this market expansion, the company will extend its hours for live customer support, and continue to build connections between the gift card commerce sector and the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry. As a crypto-native organization that has been around half as long as Bitcoin itself, Coincards’ growing team melds a customer-first attitude with a rare depth of knowledge of the intricacies of cryptocurrency and the technologies that surround it.

15 Apr
News

#ProofOfLightning 10,000,000 Satoshi Giveaway Event!

Win 1,000,000 Satoshi's Daily!

Starting Today, Coincards.ca will be giving away 1,000,000 satoshis to a daily winner for the next 10 days.

We are calling this promo #ProofOfLightning.

The only way to be eligible for the prize is to use the #LightningNetwork and purchase a gift card from Coincards.ca! All purchases up to $100 on Coincards.ca are automatically generated with a lightning invoice (See the below on how to select Bitcoin Lightning).

Connect To Our Node:

In order to take advantage, you might want to ensure you have an open channel to our node as routing can sometimes be tricky.

In your Lightning wallet, connect to our node using the details below:

Coincards on the Lightning Network:

Did you know, Coincards.ca was the first major Canadian Bitcoin site to enable Lightning Network Payments?

Coincards has been live on the Lightning Network since early 2018, and have processed many of our payments through the lightning network for both Gift Cards and Mobile Topups.

Coincards remains committed to the lightning network and recently upgraded our infrastructure to receive lightning network payments even faster and to ensure we continue to expand the number of gift cards available under our Instant delivery program when using Lightning.

02 Jan
News

Coincards Year in Review: 2018

2018 was an exciting year for Coincards.ca! We managed to grow immensely as a company and the offerings we provide, while significantly improving almost every aspect of our services.

We would like to take this opportunity, in these first few days of 2019, to reflect and summarize all the events from the past 12 months in a brief outline.

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07 Nov
News

2018 Holiday Cutoff Dates

’tis the season for giving!

Holiday Shopping can be daunting & time-consuming.  Giving gift cards is a fast, easy, and thoughtful way to shower those we love during the holiday season.  We are very happy to be able to facilitate this for our customers, new and old.

Please be mindful of our cut-off dates for physical orders.  In order to ensure that all physical gift card orders are delivered before Christmas, all orders must be received no later than December 1st, 2018.  This will allow us the necessary time to acquire and ship all orders.

All electronic gift card orders must be received no later than December 21st, 2018, to ensure delivery by Christmas Day.

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