At BitGifty, our mission has always been to make cryptocurrency a seamless, everyday real-world payment tool — whether for gifting, bill payments, or online purchases. We believe that digital assets should be as useful as traditional money, and thanks to the incredible support of partners like Prezenti, we’re turning that vision into reality.
Through the growth pool grant from Prezenti, we’re excited to announce three key developments that will expand BitGifty’s ecosystem, increase user engagement, and push BitGifty towards new milestones.
1. Web2 Gift Card Marketplace
BitGifty has built a global marketplace for Web2 gift cards where users can simply buy gift cards like Steam, iTunes, Apple, Google Play, and several other gift cards directly with their crypto, with no need to convert to fiat.
2. BitGifty launches in 5 new African Countries
BitGifty has already enabled seamless bill payments in multiple African countries. With this grant, we’re bringing the bill payment feature to:
- Malawi
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Cameroon
This expansion will empower users in these regions to pay for essential services using stablecoins — an important step toward financial inclusion and accessibility.
3. Introducing BGT Points
With BGT Points, users get rewarded with BGT points every time they use BitGifty to purchase airtime, data, electricity, cable TV, and other products. We also created a game hub that will feature games and quests to engage users and allow them to earn BGT points for playing.
How it works:
- Users earn BGT points for completing transactions on BitGifty.
- Points can be redeemed for rewards like airtime, data, and discounts.
- Increased engagement: The more you use BitGifty, the more you earn!
Looking Ahead: The Bigger Vision
With Prezenti’s support, these new features expand BitGifty’s impact while bringing crypto utility closer to the mainstream. Our next steps include:
- Scaling these solutions across more African and LATAM markets.
- Enhancing the gift card marketplace with more brands.
- Partnering with more Web2 businesses — one that ensures that stablecoins can be used every day by everyone.
- Launch of BGT tokens, a gifting token on the Celo blockchain.
Gratitude to Prezenti & Our Community
We couldn’t do this without our incredible partners and users. Thank you to Prezenti, the Celo Foundation, Minipay, and the Celo community for continuously supporting crypto innovation in emerging markets.
As we roll out these features, we’re more excited than ever to push the boundaries of crypto adoption and make crypto accessible and fun!
Let’s keep building!