Merchants

A merchant is a physical place that accepts bitcoin for goods or services. ATMs and exchanges are the only exception; they are only shown if you switch to the Exchanges filter.

Tapping a marker on the map opens a bottom sheet, which you can drag up to expand to full screen.

The place card partly expanded over a dark map: the House of Satoshi sheet shows its name, the verify, report, boost and comments actions, the verification date, address and phone The same place’s full details in light mode: address, phone, website, Telegram, Twitter, Instagram, email, opening hours and a comment

What merchant details show

Depending on what OpenStreetMap knows about it, a place can show:

  • Its name and category icon.
  • When it was last verified, or a warning that it is not verified or may be outdated.
  • Address, phone, website, email and opening hours.
  • Social links such as Twitter/X, Telegram, LINE, Facebook and Instagram.
  • A note when a place needs a companion app to pay at it.
  • A preview of its comments and how many there are.
  • Buttons for Verify, Report, Comments and Boost, and a button to add a comment.

The place menu

The overflow menu on a place has:

  • Directions — hand the coordinates to your maps app.
  • Share — share a btcmap.org/merchant/... link.
  • View on btcmap.org — open the place on the website.
  • Save — bookmark the place. Signing in is required the first time; saved places are listed in your profile. See BTC Map account .

Verify or report a place

Verifying and reporting help keep the map trustworthy. Both require an account, but no personal data: any username works, including a throwaway one. The account is only there to prevent spam and to let you follow the status of your submissions. Open a place and choose:

  • Verify — you confirmed the place exists and still accepts bitcoin.
  • Report — choose the situation:
    • Verified — still accepts Bitcoin
    • Refused Bitcoin payment
    • Out of business

You can add optional notes for reviewers. Reports are submitted to the BTC Map community for review, and a message confirms when yours has been sent.

Add a place

To add a place that is missing, tap Add location in the top menu of the map. An account is required. Fill in:

  • Category — for example cafe.
  • Address or directions.
  • Website (optional).
  • Extra notes (optional).

Drag the map to set the exact location, then submit. The place is sent for review, and you will see a confirmation that it was submitted.

Where the data goes

Places come from OpenStreetMap. Adding, editing or deleting a place ultimately happens there: a place you delete in OpenStreetMap disappears from BTC Map within about ten minutes, and a merchant that no longer accepts bitcoin is removed by editing its currency:XBT tag. The tagging instructions explain how.

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