Kruidvat starts selling Bitcoin gift cards in Belgium and the Netherlands
- —Cards ranging from €25 to €500 are sold at roughly 17,500 Belgian stores
- —A €2.90 fixed fee plus a 4.9% commission cut into the invested amount
- —A €25 card leaves only about €21 after activation
- —Selling bitcoin back through Cryptonow costs another 1.94% on amounts up to €400
Why it matters: Expanding retail channels broadens access to bitcoin, but steep fees make such cards an expensive way for newcomers to buy in.
Source: Crypto Insiders