Japan’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Bitflyer Launches Bitcoin Visa Prepaid Card
Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange by volume, Bitflyer, has launched its own reloadable Visa prepaid card. Customers can fund them using bitcoin through Bitflyer or other bitcoin wallets. The exchange is also giving away gifts to 1,000 customers during the launch period.
Bitflyer’s Visa Prepaid Card
Bitflyer announced on Friday the launch of its yen-denominated bitcoin Visa prepaid card. Starting on October 6, customers can apply for Bitflyer-branded Visa prepaid cards, fund them with bitcoin and use them at any stores that accept Visa cards.
The cards are free to use, with neither a signup fee nor an annual fee, according to Bitflyer’s website. Customers can reload their cards via their Bitflyer accounts online or using a mobile phone app. Balances on the cards are displayed in Japanese yen.
There is a limit of 30,000 yen per load, a monthly load limit of 120,000 yen and a lifetime load limit of 1 million yen per card. In addition, each card expires in 5 years and its balance cannot exceed 100,000 yen.
To commemorate the event, Bitflyer is conducting a drawing to give away gifts to 1,000 “Trade Class” customers who have signed up with confirmed transactions between October 6 and October 22. Bitflyer has two account classes; the Wallet Class and the Trade Class. Wallet Class users are not eligible to purchase or sell digital currencies.
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