Christmas Crypto-shopping Barcelona Style

So you’ve spent all your money buying stuff you didn’t need on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Nevermind, some of it was cool, wasn’t it? Like that Darth Vader apron and oven glove! Now, the kids are writing their never-ending Christmas list for old Saint Nick. And whilst most people are saving their hard-earned crypto, perhaps for some, it is time to dip into that crypto-fund.

Most people know we can buy things on the Internet using cryptocurrency and for a while now there has been a number of ATMs that give out fiat (traditional currencies like Euros – for those just starting in this dimension) for your hard-earned cryptocurrency.

However, actually going into a shop and paying in cryptocurrency with your smartphone is still a seemingly unreachable goal for us crypto-enthusiasts.

Nevertheless, a recent deal between BBVA and Eurocoin has heralded a nexus between crypto and retail outlets. The news caused a sensation but according to El Periodico much of what was claimed in The Economist turned out to be fake news.

All rather disappointing, but in actual fact www.coinmap.org has maps showing where you can spend your crypto. I decided to check out the Barcelona one for myself. It has to be said, as you can imagine, retailers are, to say the least, limited. So much so, that if you click on the shopping option the map shows you a dental clinic – guys thanks for the map but a trip to the dentist is not my idea of shopping!

Not one to give up easily, I clicked the show all option and ploughed my way through crypto-retail world in Barcelona. Perhaps some like-minded soul will carry on the torch and shed light on other cities and with a bit of luck a trend may follow, even a ranking list.

So my fellow freakies here is my definitive guide to crypto-shopping in Barcelona.

Most people on the Iberian peninsula start the morning with a coffee, so let’s do that as it will give us the boost we need for our shopping spree.