By CCN Markets: Coinbase is expanding its crypto debit card into six more European countries on Wednesday. After launching in the UK in April, the company saw “extremely strong take-up” for the card, and “blew past” the initial target of 1,000 cards.
The Coinbase Card will now roll out in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, and the Republic of Ireland. On its blog, Coinbase explained:
“Coinbase Card lets anyone with a Coinbase account in a supported country spend their crypto instantly worldwide. Since launching in the UK, Coinbase Card users have been spending their crypto as easily as the money in their bank accounts.”
Spend bitcoin with Coinbase Card
The Coinbase Card gives users a way to spend cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, etheruem, and litecoin online and at brick-and-mortar retailers. It’s powered by Visa, so the card is accepted almost everywhere in the UK and participating EU countries.
Users link the card directly to their Coinbase wallet and payment is made directly from the account. That differentiates it from other crypto cards which typically require users to pre-load the card with bitcoin.