Do businesses accept Bitcoin in Australia?
Yes. Buying Bitcoin is more than just an investment. More merchants across Australia are accepting Bitcoin and crypto as a mode of payment. This means more online stores, and your usual brick and mortar, accept Bitcoin ranging from restaurants and cafés to clothing, electronics, drones stores and much more!
To get an idea of what this looks like, check out this example of Boardwalk’s online payment options.
List of businesses that accept Bitcoin in Australia
Here’s a handy list of who accepts Bitcoin across Australia.
Luxury Cars
- Scuderia Graziani, a luxury car dealer in Sydney, accepts Bitcoin as payment and transactions are facilitated by RelayPay, which is also an Aussie company.
- 90-94 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011
- Lorbek Luxury Cars, a luxury car dealer with stores in Sydney and Melbourne, accepts crypto.
- 137-141 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay, NSW 2011
- 30 Prohasky St, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
- Pickering Luxury Garage up in the Gold Coast is a dealership for both brand new and pre-owned luxury cars.
- 51 Ferry Road, Southport, QLD 4215
Food, drinks, cafes, and restaurants
- USA Foods, an American market in Melbourne that sells – you guessed it – American pantry snacks and other goods, accepts Bitcoin both in-store and online.
- 67-73 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin VIC 3189
- Yeo Haus, a café, retail, and events space down at Port Elliot, also accepts crypto.
- 5/10 Elliot Street, Port Elliot SA 5212
- Crypto Coffee is a coffee chain across Brisbane that accepts payment in major cryptos including Bitcoin and Ethereum. It currently has three outlets, with a fourth one coming soon.
- 164 Grey St, Southbank QLD 4101, 375 Turbot St Spring Hill QLD 4000
Luxury Watches
These luxury watch dealers in NSW all take payment in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
- Watch Kingdom, 161 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000
- Calibre24, online only
- Watch Avenue, Level 21/2104 Tower/1/520 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
- JustWatchIt, Level 21/520 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
Home, building, and renovation
- Hunt Furniture is a South Australian furniture store that creates locally-made products that can be paid for in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
- 12 Logan Street, Adelaide SA 5000
- Solar Start, a group of panel installation experts across Queensland and Byron Bay, accepts crypto as payment if you are looking to switch to a more sustainable energy option at home.
- The Flooring Centre, a flooring, carpet, and rug superstore based in Victoria, also takes crypto as payment.
- 341-343 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading VIC 3131
- 620-622 Burwood Road, Hawthorn East VIC 3123
- Looking to buy property? The owner of this luxury home in Darwin that is currently listed on realestate.com.au is also accepting Bitcoin as payment. Its current owner, Randal Ashford, says he is “all in” for Bitcoin in an interview. The house itself is worth $2.85 million, which is equivalent to about 16 Bitcoin.
Travel and rentals
- The Yacht Life, a luxury yacht charter based in Sydney and has been in operation for over a decade, accepts crypto as payment
- Ultimate Rentals, a luxury car rental agency operating out of Wolli Creek that lets customers rent Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, Porsches and many more lux car brands, accepts crypto.
- 139 Princes Hwy, Arncliffe/Wolli Creek, NSW 2205
- Bali Bible, an online travel booking site that focuses exclusively on delivering holiday experiences in Bali, also takes crypto.
- Explore Travel, an Aussie online travel booking agency, takes crypto as a payment method if you want to pay for your next Japan getaway with crypto.
Other
- This is not on the retail side, but we reckon it’s still worth a shoutout. Perth Heat baseball club made history when it became the world’s first baseball club to offer the option for players and staff to receive their salary in Bitcoin.
- Empire Ballpark, corner of Nicholson and Wilfred Roads, Thornlie PO Box 21, Parkwood WA 6147
- Elk Fish Robotics is a Fremantle drone store that accepts in-store crypto payments for electronic repairs.
- 1/72 Marine Terrace, Fremantle WA 6160
Aussie e-commerce sites that accept Bitcoin
Online, several Australian e-commerce sites accept Bitcoin as a form of payment.
- Elite Electronics, an online electronics retailer, accepts both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.
- Practising what they preach, Shop Bitcoin Australia lets customers pay with Bitcoin when they check out.
- For skateboarding or snowboarding enthusiasts who are also into crypto, Boardworld is a retailer of boardsports brands that accepts not only Bitcoin, but also Ethereum and Dogecoin.
- Launtel is Australia’s first NBN provider that takes Bitcoin if you ever feel like paying for your internet with the currency.
Why do merchants accept Bitcoin?
Bitcoin has emerged as a store of value that’s often compared to gold. The asset has already broken its own all-time high record at least four times this year, and its price continues to rise. As of writing, one Bitcoin is worth $182,000 – it’s no wonder merchants want a slice of it.
To learn about how to accept Bitcoin as a business, check out this handy guide here.
Where can you buy Bitcoin in Australia?
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