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'''CoinCard''' is an exchange where bitcoins can be traded for virtual prepaid cards.
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'''CoinCard''' was an exchange where bitcoins were traded for virtual prepaid cards.
  
Payment is delivered nearly instantly after payment has [[confirmation|confirmed]].  CoinCard uses 2 blocks as the confirmation threshold.
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The site was first publicly available on Feburary 25, 2011<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3874.0 CoinCard - Buying PayPal $ and gift cards with Bitcoin]</ref>.  On April 30, 2011 the exchange's operator stopped cashing out to PayPal after the payment network froze the exchange's PayPal account<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=2555.msg101084#msg101084 CoinPal beta - Buying bitcoins with PayPal]</ref>.   
  
The site was first publicly available on Feburary 25, 2011<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=3874.0 CoinCard - Buying PayPal $ and gift cards with Bitcoin]</ref>.  On April 30, 2011 the exchanges operator stopped cashing out to PayPal after the payment network froze the exchange's PayPal account<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=2555.msg101084#msg101084 CoinPal beta - Buying bitcoins with PayPal]</ref>.
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The site resumed service on December 20, 2011<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3874.msg656464#msg656464 Reopen announcement]</ref>.
  
The site resumed service on December 20, 2011<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3874.msg656464#msg656464 Reopen announcement]</ref>.
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On September 4, 2012, the operator closed it permanently<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3874.msg1159828#msg1159828 CoinCard - Buying Amazon $ and gift cards with Bitcoin - CLOSED]</ref>.
  
 
The operator of the site previously operated [[CoinPal]] for [[buying bitcoins]].
 
The operator of the site previously operated [[CoinPal]] for [[buying bitcoins]].
 
==Fees==
 
 
* Domino's Gift Card: 1%
 
* Papa John's Gift Card: 1%
 
* Best Buy Gift Card: 1%
 
* Amazon Payments: 1%
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [[Selling bitcoins]]
 
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
 
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
 
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
 
==External Links==
 
 
* [http://coincard.ndrix.com CoinCard.ndrix.com] web site
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 7 September 2012

CoinCard was an exchange where bitcoins were traded for virtual prepaid cards.

The site was first publicly available on Feburary 25, 2011[1]. On April 30, 2011 the exchange's operator stopped cashing out to PayPal after the payment network froze the exchange's PayPal account[2].

The site resumed service on December 20, 2011[3].

On September 4, 2012, the operator closed it permanently[4].

The operator of the site previously operated CoinPal for buying bitcoins.

See Also

References