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Dude... I can buy anything anywhere. If it supports regular cards, it supports crypto card. My first test was to buy candy btw in the local corner shop in the

Dude... I can buy anything anywhere. If it supports regular cards, it supports crypto card. My first test was to buy candy btw in the local corner shop in the middle of nowhere. It is really funny how people on HN can be so stubborn.

glitchc 1y ago
Is it a Visa or Mastercard then?
- majkinetor 1y ago
  https://www.bybit.com/en/cards https://www.bybit.com/en/cards You are welcome.
  - em500 1y ago
    So it is indeed a Mastercard, plus some extra fees: What are the fees associated with using the Bybit Card? Here's a breakdown of the fees: – Foreign Exchange Fee: 1% (on top of Mastercard's exchange rate) – Crypto Conversion Fee: 0.9% (on top of Spot trading fees) – Annual Fee: None – Dormancy/Inactivity Fee: None – Card Cancellation Fee: None – Card Issuance/Replacement Fee: None for Bybit Virtual Card; 5 USD/USDT for Bybit Physical Card – ATM Withdrawal Fee: 2% (applies after reaching the monthly free ATM withdrawal limit of 100 USD)
    - majkinetor 1y ago
      The fees are more than acceptable for the service.
  - notpushkin 1y ago
    Wirex is quite nice, though the FX fees are also a bit steep. But at least you get $200/mo ATM withdrawals for free! https://wirexapp.com/help/article/wirex-fees-1379 https://wirexapp.com/help/article/wirex-fees-1379 https://wirexapp.com/card https://wirexapp.com/card, or affiliate link: https://ale.sh/r/wirex https://ale.sh/r/wirex
- Karrot_Kream 1y ago
  Venmo and Coinbase also offer debit cards (Venmo -> Mastercard, Coinbase -> Visa) that work for this purpose. Like OP says it's trivial to get (just open the app, enable the Debit Card feature, read the disclosures (pretty standard stuff but do read them), then add to Google Wallet.)
lucb1e 1y ago
Fwiw you won't find a supermarket in this country that accepts buying things on credit, much less a local candy store. If that worked for you, it's very specific to wherever you live
- majkinetor 1y ago
  I used it in Serbia, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Montenegro, Austria... not sure what kind of country you're talking about :)
  - lucb1e 1y ago
    Huh, okay, I didn't know buying things constantly on credit was common in Europe. Certainly not around Netherlands/Germany (so Austria seems odd, they generally share a culture). The only one of these countries I've been to is Italy but I was young enough that it was probably all cash then
    - majkinetor 1y ago
      It's a debit card. Not sure what you mean. Nobody buys anything with cache anymore. I keep some cache in my car for bazaar and similar stuff, but all but few stores accept cards everywhere in EU I go. The convenience of having all your cards on a phone is unparalleled.
      - lucb1e 1y ago
        Ooh! Somehow I thought you meant credit card. No, indeed, normal cards are normal cards. Misunderstanding is entirely on my side
        yownie 1y ago
        I think there's some confusion here, you can use a credit card and have it processed on the back-end as a debit transaction, for a consumer the distinction is almost unnoticed. This differs greatly according to global region. Germany from what I've observed is an outlying for noticing the distinction (mostly because they suffered from very high credit card surcharges for decades vs the rest of the world).

glitchc 1y ago

Is it a Visa or Mastercard then?

majkinetor 1y ago
https://www.bybit.com/en/cards https://www.bybit.com/en/cards You are welcome.
- em500 1y ago
  So it is indeed a Mastercard, plus some extra fees: What are the fees associated with using the Bybit Card? Here's a breakdown of the fees: – Foreign Exchange Fee: 1% (on top of Mastercard's exchange rate) – Crypto Conversion Fee: 0.9% (on top of Spot trading fees) – Annual Fee: None – Dormancy/Inactivity Fee: None – Card Cancellation Fee: None – Card Issuance/Replacement Fee: None for Bybit Virtual Card; 5 USD/USDT for Bybit Physical Card – ATM Withdrawal Fee: 2% (applies after reaching the monthly free ATM withdrawal limit of 100 USD)
  - majkinetor 1y ago
    The fees are more than acceptable for the service.
- notpushkin 1y ago
  Wirex is quite nice, though the FX fees are also a bit steep. But at least you get $200/mo ATM withdrawals for free! https://wirexapp.com/help/article/wirex-fees-1379 https://wirexapp.com/help/article/wirex-fees-1379 https://wirexapp.com/card https://wirexapp.com/card, or affiliate link: https://ale.sh/r/wirex https://ale.sh/r/wirex
Karrot_Kream 1y ago
Venmo and Coinbase also offer debit cards (Venmo -> Mastercard, Coinbase -> Visa) that work for this purpose. Like OP says it's trivial to get (just open the app, enable the Debit Card feature, read the disclosures (pretty standard stuff but do read them), then add to Google Wallet.)

lucb1e 1y ago

Fwiw you won't find a supermarket in this country that accepts buying things on credit, much less a local candy store. If that worked for you, it's very specific to wherever you live

majkinetor 1y ago
I used it in Serbia, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Montenegro, Austria... not sure what kind of country you're talking about :)
- lucb1e 1y ago
  Huh, okay, I didn't know buying things constantly on credit was common in Europe. Certainly not around Netherlands/Germany (so Austria seems odd, they generally share a culture). The only one of these countries I've been to is Italy but I was young enough that it was probably all cash then
  - majkinetor 1y ago
    It's a debit card. Not sure what you mean. Nobody buys anything with cache anymore. I keep some cache in my car for bazaar and similar stuff, but all but few stores accept cards everywhere in EU I go. The convenience of having all your cards on a phone is unparalleled.
    - lucb1e 1y ago
      Ooh! Somehow I thought you meant credit card. No, indeed, normal cards are normal cards. Misunderstanding is entirely on my side
      - yownie 1y ago
        I think there's some confusion here, you can use a credit card and have it processed on the back-end as a debit transaction, for a consumer the distinction is almost unnoticed. This differs greatly according to global region. Germany from what I've observed is an outlying for noticing the distinction (mostly because they suffered from very high credit card surcharges for decades vs the rest of the world).