PayPal Crypto Sweepstakes - Win Bitcoin Prizes, Over $1,000,000 Total
PayPal’s Crypto Sweepstakes awards Bitcoin prizes across weekly drawings, with hundreds of winners and multiple large-tier prizes, including several six-figure Bitcoin awards. Entry is available with qualifying crypto purchases on PayPal, or by mail-in alternate entry, and winners receive Bitcoin deposited to their PayPal Crypto account or a Qualified Account as specified in the official rules.
Who can enter
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 or older, or the age of majority in your state.
Entrants must follow the sponsor’s account and verification requirements to accept crypto prizes.
Key dates
Promotion runs across five Weekly Sweepstakes Periods - November 17 through December 21, 2025, with drawings tied to those weekly windows.
Check the official rules and campaign page for any mail-in postmark deadlines and timing details.
How to enter
Buy Crypto entry - Create or log into a PayPal personal account, opt in at the Crypto Sweepstakes page, then make a minimum $1 qualifying purchase of eligible cryptocurrency (examples include BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC, LINK, BCH) through PayPal’s crypto checkout. Each Qualifying Transaction typically earns entries for the applicable Weekly Sweepstakes Period.
Alternate method of entry, no purchase necessary - Mail a handwritten 3" x 5" card with required contact info and the sweepstakes name to the sponsor’s mail-in address before the stated mail deadline to receive equivalent entries. See the official rules for exact mailing address and postmark deadline.
Entry limits and drawing mechanics
You may earn up to 10 entries per Weekly Sweepstakes Period, and up to 50 total entries across all Weekly Periods for the Weekly Sweepstakes. For the Grand Prize sweep, you may earn one Grand Prize entry per Weekly Sweepstakes Period, with a maximum of five Grand Prize entries total. Exact limits and eligibility rules are defined in the official rules.
Prize structure and total value
The prize pool is tiered, totaling approximately $1.386 million in Bitcoin, distributed across 1,008 winners over the Promotion. Tier breakdown includes: six winners of $100,000 in Bitcoin each, thirty winners of $10,000 in Bitcoin each, and 972 winners of $500 in Bitcoin each, allocated at random across the Weekly and Grand Prize drawings.
Winner selection and fulfillment
Winners are selected by random drawing from eligible entries for each Weekly Sweepstakes Period and for the Grand Prize drawing, per the schedule in the official rules. Bitcoin prizes are deposited into winners’ PayPal Crypto accounts or other Qualified Accounts as detailed in the rules, and winners must meet verification requirements to receive crypto. Prize fulfillment timing and account requirements are governed by the sponsor’s terms.
Important notes and cautions
Bitcoin values fluctuate, the ARV listed at time of publication may change, and the sponsor’s method of valuing and depositing Bitcoin is spelled out in the official rules. If you do not already have a PayPal Crypto qualified account, review the rules for steps required to receive and hold prize crypto.
Mail-in entries must meet the posting and receipt deadlines in the official rules to count. Always consult the official rules for eligibility exclusions, disqualification conditions, tax treatment, and prize substitution policies.
Rules and Regulations: Read the Official Rules & Regulations.
