# The Bitcoin Company review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> The Bitcoin Company is a gift card store. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 5.9/10 for privacy (fair) and 5.0/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: accepts Lightning. To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "The Bitcoin Company review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/the-bitcoin-company

## Key facts
- **Category:** Gift Cards
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 5.9/10, Safety 5.0/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://thebitcoincompany.com

## What it is
The Bitcoin Company runs a mobile app and web store where customers buy gift cards and prepaid Visa and Mastercard products with bitcoin and stablecoins, and earn rewards on purchases. The site advertises discounts across more than 10,000 brands and global spending through prepaid cards usable almost anywhere. An account in the app or web app is required. The pages read for this review do not describe identity-verification rules, purchase limits, fees on prepaid cards or the countries served, so those fields are left empty here and should be checked in the terms and conditions.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity verification is mentioned on the pages reviewed; the terms were not read.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: yes; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Never holds your funds: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Screens deposits: not in terms; Holds your funds: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does The Bitcoin Company require KYC?
The Bitcoin Company is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity verification is mentioned on the pages reviewed; the terms were not read.

### Is The Bitcoin Company safe to use?
The Bitcoin Company has a Safety grade of 5.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 5.9 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is The Bitcoin Company legit?
The Bitcoin Company is a working gift card store. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is The Bitcoin Company a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for The Bitcoin Company.

### Do I need an account or email to use The Bitcoin Company?
Email required.

### Does The Bitcoin Company have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on The Bitcoin Company's own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does The Bitcoin Company support?
The Bitcoin Company supports BTC, and fiat payments in USD.

### Can I use The Bitcoin Company over Tor?
The Bitcoin Company does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://thebitcoincompany.com

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology