Bitrefill has described a virtual prepaid Mastercard as a payment route for cryptocurrency users buying digital gaming items. Its October 2023 guide uses Rust item marketplaces as the example, connecting a card purchase through Bitrefill with a later merchant checkout.

The product described in the guide was available in amounts from $20 to $1,000 and delivered electronically after purchase. Supported cryptocurrency examples included Bitcoin and Ether, with the card funded at the time of purchase.

The guide identifies the important distinction between funding the card and merchant acceptance. A marketplace still needs to accept that prepaid product; Bitrefill explicitly notes that some sites accept conventional credit or debit cards while declining prepaid cards.

It also says the available card balance needs to cover the purchase and relevant fees, and that the billing details should match the information held by the card provider.

The article presents prepaid card distribution as a bridge between a cryptocurrency-funded purchase and a card-based digital marketplace. It does not identify Bitrefill as the card's issuing bank or establish universal acceptance across gaming merchants.