Just thought I’d share a neat concept I used to gift bitcoin to friends/family members on their birthday or Christmas which was received rather well and generated a lot of interest. Use a mockup certificate to create a “bitcoin gift card” which displays the amount you are gifting (in bitcoin, since the value fluctuates) to the name of the person. You can add other elements like the coin name (Bitcoin of course, but I’ve done it for Litecoin also since a family member already had BTC), add the coin symbol etc to make it look more quirky. Add a QR code that links to a reliable source that explains how the gift holder can create a wallet of their choice without being mislead. Once the gift holder acknowledges that they are ready to receive their token, you ask for their address and send over a test transaction to confirm that they’re doing it right. Then send over their gift funds. Interest sparked. Creative gift idea compete. If they don’t create a wallet you simply hold their funds on their behalf until they are ready to receive / might even want to cash out instead - of course you insist that they don’t cash out and explain the HODL wisdom.
Edit: Once you’ve mocked up the certificate I’d personally use a professional print company that offers documents to post. Printing the certificates yourself would just result in a unpro piece of paper which doesn’t look official or legit. Those certificate mockups I linked above look so sweet and the quality is amazing when printed on thick shiny paper.
I used this method two/three years ago for my mother and she literally framed the certificate and was so chuffed that she owned Bitcoin. To this day, she hasn’t cashed out and always checks the price, bless her.
Edit: Wow thanks for the silver mystery reddit user, never received any awards before so that was a super nice surprise! I will continue to find new ways in which to expand bitcoin into the mainstream. God bless Bitcoin and the community!
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