That's a great idea. At a time when bitcoin was worth $100, my friend asked me to install a bitcoin wallet on my device. When he came to visit me, he said that he would now give ina 0.01 btc. And he made a transfer from his wallet. So he made a gift, and showed how simple cryptocurrencies are. So I advise you to do the same. You will make a gift and show the process of sending cryptocurrency. That's exactly how another crypto enthusiast will appear.

If indeed he is a bitcoin lover of course that's pretty cool as a gift, even though bitcoin is only worth $ 200 of course it will be an investment for him in the long term rather than just giving gifts that he might use temporarily, giving him bitcoin is the same as you teach him to save and I think, as a bitcoin lover of course he will be very happy and happy to receive gifts that he might not have expected at all.

$200 is a damn high value gift. It's a big money in many countries and for many people.

Surely you can but something you must think

• $200 is high, are you sure you want to give him a $200 gift?
• Have you ever known how to use Bitcoin?
• It's important. If he have never used it, likely after receiving your gift, he will throw it away, ask someone who can steal that bitcoin, or ask you for more tutorial from you. But you are not sure what he will do after he receives it from you.
• You will likely teach him how to import seed/ key, how to make a transaction, how to sell it on exchanges. Are you ready?

To deliver gift, you

Giftcard trading is risky too but if you deliver giftcard to your friend, tell him that he can sell it on Paxful

Bitcoin is well suited as a gift. Even if your friends are in another city or country, this gift can be delivered in minutes. But of course, if the recipient knows how to use it.

jackg correctly noted in this regard and consider these important nuances:

I heard that Steve Wozniak and Keanu Reeves received bitcoin as a gift from their friends. Can't tell if it's birthday related or not, but as you can see, you're not the first to use bitcoin in this capacity. According to them, they have since kept bitcoin, essentially being holders. Let them serve as an example for you. So, don't be shy - act. I'm sure your friend will appreciate it, since he's interested in your telling about bitcoin.

Unlike majority in this topic I think bitcoin is not a good gift, especially for newbie.

What if he is not experienced enough not to lose his private key or seed phrase? Imagine how stressful can it be to lose your present because of not understanding how to deal with it.

What if he is not planning investing at the moment? Is there enough places to spend bitcoin directly around? Or has he to exchange them first? Will he be satisfied with an additional difficulty with a present?

What if he would prefer to get a more personal gift? If money are okay as a present for him then okay. But if it will be the first time for money gift may be it is not a good idea.

IMO some small amount of bitcoins can be a little addition to the gift just for curiosity, but main gift usually should be of smth else.

Always good when there are new or more Bitcoiners, so feel free to give BTC as a gift away. Maybe also direct with a hardware wallet, but that might be too much. For someone who doesn't know, look out a few good YouTube videos and give them a good warning, that he not believe everything. I wouldn't give away an external paperwallet, it can be manipulated with criminal energy. So if someone wants to own Bitcoin, he should have some time and inform himself. Say him „Be your own Bank“.

That would be an exciting gift, but as you said, he doesn't know about bitcoin, and you can't attend his birthday; How will you give him bitcoins?
You have 12 days to prepare a wallet to store bitcoins for him, and he needs to know how to use it and safely store it before you transfer the bitcoins to him. If you have decided to give him bitcoins, you need to do it immediately.

I believe he will be surprised, and he will be even more grateful to you if he becomes a bitcoin investor like you in the future because bitcoin offers him rich opportunities.

it'll be a good gift if he knows how to use it but if not or if he only knows so little about bitcoin, the gift you gave could just become a hassle for him. I agree with jackg that you could give him another gift along with the bitcoin you are going to gift him. if you are worried about spending more money, you can just cut the amount you are going to give him in bitcoin and use the remaining amount to buy another gift.

That's is a very lovely idea, but before gifting him the Bitcoin, try and teach about Bitcoin, so he could have an understanding before gifting him the 200$ btc, I think he will sure appreciate the gift more when he knows what to do with it...