How to Buy Gold or Silver With Bitcoin & Other Cryptos

Can you buy gold with Bitcoin? What about other cryptocurrencies?

The answer to both questions is a resounding “Yes!”

Since Bitcoin was established in 2008, its price has soared. As a consequence of its increasing value, its acceptance as a method of payment has spread, too. Small wonder why: Bitcoin is both a currency and an online payment system rolled into one.

And the crypto revolution has led to an explosion in both the number and value of other digital currencies, including Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, and hundreds of others.

As this new sector has evolved, GoldSilver has witnessed incredible growth in the “pair trade” between gold and cryptos—investors who swap their digital coins for physical gold and silver, and sometimes back again, using precious metals for both diversification and as a stable value store during turbulent times.

That’s partly because it’s quite easy to do, even if you own a token other than Bitcoin.

In fact, GoldSilver was among the first global e-tailers to offer cryptocurrency purchases. That continues today, as we accept Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash directly—along with many other cryptos via convenient swap services.

How to Buy Gold With Bitcoin at GoldSilver

It’s as easy as 1-2-3! Here are the three basic steps to follow (which are clearly explained as you go through the online checkout process).

Step 1: Shop! Add whatever you want, as much as you want, to your cart.

Step 2: Proceed to checkout and select "Cryptocurrency" as your form of payment. Here’s what it will look like:

Step 3: Pay your invoice using BitPay. You’ll receive an invoice with our bitpay address:

Log into your BitPay wallet app – make sure it supports the new bitcoin payments protocol, or transfer it to a wallet that does – and open it to the send payments screen. Then simply scan the code to pay.

Once your order is confirmed, you have 15 minutes to pay your invoice.

Note that your order can be in a pending status for as long as one business day. That’s because payments pass through several Bitcoin “blocks” for approval. So don’t fret if it takes as long as 24 hours for your payment confirmation email to arrive. Even though it’s not instantaneous, Bitcoin is still one of the quickest forms of payment we process.

And it’s one of the cheapest: GoldSilver currently offers Cryptocurrency payments a 3% discount off of our regular price on all orders. Don’t forget that the Bitcoin network charges a transaction fee, too, though it is usually small.

GoldSilver currently accepts crypto transactions up to $1,000,000 per order online. If you want to make a larger order, you can, just contact our customer service team to arrange it.

How To Buy Gold With Other Cryptos

If you’re an active crypto investor and own one of the many other cryptocurrencies, you can still swap some of those holdings for gold and silver.

Just swap for bitcoin and you’re set to buy bullion. You can use services like ShapeShift or Changelly, or make the trade on popular exchanges such as GDAX/Coinbase or Bittrex to convert your alternative coins into Bitcoin, which will allow you to make your metal purchase directly. Or, in a pinch, you can sell the cryptos for US dollars and then buy with a check, debit/credit card, or bank wire.

Whatever you do, it’s important to watch your risk level when buying gold with Bitcoin. And the best way to minimize that risk is to use a trusted dealer. GoldSilver has been serving customers around the globe for more than a decade, has sold billions of dollars in metals, and is independently verified as one of the most trusted dealers there is.

And one reason we’ve gained that reputation is because we’ve made the process easy and low-cost.

The Value of Investing in Gold and Cryptos

At the end of the day, precious metals and cryptocurrencies are similar:

• Both are a form of money – held outside the banking system, their value is not determined or controlled by a central government
• Both gold and cryptos are “mined” and have finite quantities
• And both are a form of protection against fiat currency devaluation and market instability

As trust in financial and political systems erode, gold and cryptocurrencies are becoming popular alternatives to the US dollar, held as investments and used as money in direct transactions. Although some cryptos have experienced meteoric rises fueled by speculators, having exposure to both gold and cryptos might make sense as our idea of money changes with the years.

How much you invest is a personal decision of course. And determining which is better: gold or bitcoin, depends on your long-term outlook and appetite for risk.

When you turn your fiat currency savings into gold or cryptos, you can rest assured you’re holding another form of wealth, outside of the banking system.

If you need help any other help with your cryptocurrency transaction just give us a call at 1-888-319-8166 (US and Canada; international 001-310-566-6655) or send us an email. Otherwise, happy shopping!