Best Bitcoin affiliate programs reviewed

Last updated: 1/25/19

I’ve rounded up a big list of all the best Bitcoin and cryptocurrency affiliate/referral programs. When you send these folks a paying customer over the internet, they’ll throw you a kickback, paid in bitcoins or fiat (depending on the program).

All of the programs listed on this page have been personally tested and have proved to worked for me in one way or another. I don’t list faucet referral programs or any type of hyips / multipliers since they are too spammy and short lived.

Here’s what I’ll cover in this post:

1. How Bitcoin affiliate programs work

Bitcoin affiliate programs (sometimes referred to as referral programs or partner programs) are a great way to generate passive income if you run or are involved in a website (or anything else on the web that attracts visitors).

Services with an active affiliate program will pay you in bitcoins if you send them paying customers. It works like this:

You sign up for the service’s affiliate program The service gives you a unique referral URL that points to their website You post the URL on your own website, Facebook, a forum signature, tweet it, whatever Someone clicks your referral link, and then makes a purchase on the service’s site You earn a commission on the purchase

The more people you refer, the higher the chance that you’ll make some decent money. Which means getting Internet traffic is the key part to making any kind of serious money with affiliate programs.

If you’re familiar with other Bitcoin affiliate programs that aren’t listed here, leave them in the comment section at the end of the page and I’ll check them out.

If you want to read about my own experience with Bitcoin affiliate programs and how 99Bitcoins came about get a copy of my eBook My Dirty Little Bitcoin Secrets for free.

2. List of the most profitable Bitcoin affiliate programs

Local Bitcoins affiliate program

Description: Localbitcoins.com is an online marketplace where users can trade Bitcoin for fiat cash directly with each other.

Commission per sale: 20% of the user’s trading fee on each trade (trading fee is 1% of the total trade amount), so essentially .20% of each trade.

Commission When A Customer Spends $100: $0.20 USD (paid in BTC).

How Long Commissions Are Earned: Commissions are earned for 1 year from the user’s registration date.

Payout Frequency: Daily.

Minimum Earnings for Payout: No minimum.

Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: Payouts are accumulated in your LocalBitcoins account.

Provides Reports on Your Referrals: Partially.

Has this program been tested to work: Yes.

Additional info

Coinbase affiliate program Description: Coinbase directly buys and sells bitcoins. They also offer Bitcoin payment processing services for merchants. Commission per sale:When a referral buys or sells at least $100 worth of BTC, Coinbase pays both you and the customer $10 worth of BTC. Commission When A Customer Spends $100: $10 USD (paid in BTC). How Long Commissions Are Earned: Once per customer. Payout Frequency: Daily. Minimum Earnings for Payout: No minimum. Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: Payouts are accumulated in your Coinbase account. Provides Reports on Your Referrals: Yes. Has this program been tested to work: Yes. Additional info Coinmama affiliate program Description: CoinMama allows people to purchase bitcoins with a credit card. Commission per sale: 15% of Coinmama’s commission on ALL of your referrals purchases including all their future purchases. Commission When A Customer Spends $100: $1.5 (paid in BTC). How Long Commissions Are Earned: Forever. Payout Frequency: Monthly. Minimum Earnings for Payout: No minimum. Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: Yes. Provides Reports on Your Referrals: Yes. Has this program been tested to work: Yes. Additional info Virwox affiliate program Description: Virwox allows people to purchase bitcoins with via SLL, the currency used for the game second life. Commission per sale: 20% of all the commissions paid to VirWoX by your referrals Commission When A Customer Spends $100:Depends on fee structure How Long Commissions Are Earned: Forever. Payout Frequency: Monthly. Minimum Earnings for Payout: Depends on payment method used to withdraw. Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: No. Provides Reports on Your Referrals:Partial. Has this program been tested to work: Yes. Additional info

Paxful affiliate program

Description: Paxful is a peer to peer marketplace for buying and selling Bitcoins (simillar to LocalBitcoins)

Commission per sale: You get 2% of the total purchase sent to your Paxful bitcoin wallet.

Commission When A Customer Spends $100: $2 (paid in BTC).

How Long Commissions Are Earned: Up to 1 year.

Payout Frequency: Instantly.

Minimum Earnings for Payout: No minimum.

Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: No.

Provides Reports on Your Referrals: Partial.

Has this program been tested to work: Yes.

Additional info

Bitbond affiliate program Description: Bitbond allows users from around the world to borrow or lend to one another using Bitcoin. Commission per sale: If you refer a borrower you’ll receive 20% of the origination fee. If you reffer a lender you will receive 30% of the origination fee. Commission When A Customer Spends $100: na How Long Commissions Are Earned: 2 Years. Payout Frequency: Instantly to your Bitbond account. Minimum Earnings for Payout: No minimum. Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: No. Provides Reports on Your Referrals: Partial. Has this program been tested to work: No. Additional info BitPanda affiliate program

Description: BitPanda allows users to buy and sell Bitcoins with a credit card, Paypal account and more throughout Europe.

Commission per sale: You receive a 2.50 € bonus for every referred, Gold verified customer after the initial order.

Commission When A Customer Spends $100: 2.50 €

How Long Commissions Are Earned: Once per customer.

Payout Frequency: Instantly.

Minimum Earnings for Payout: No minimum.

Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: No.

Provides Reports on Your Referrals: Partial.

Has this program been tested to work: No.

Additional info

Coinhouse affiliate program

Description: Coinhouse supplies Bitcoin buying and selling services in France and throughout Europe.

Commission per sale: 20% of all your affiliates operations commissions.

Commission When A Customer Spends $100: Unclear.

How Long Commissions Are Earned: Forever.

Payout Frequency: Weekly on Mondays.

Minimum Earnings for Payout: No minimum.

Payouts Sent Automatically to Your Bitcoin Address: Yes.

Provides Reports on Your Referrals: Partial.

Has this program been tested to work: Yes.

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