How to Send a Crypto Gift in 1 Minute
March 20, 2026Imagine wanting to send someone crypto for their birthday. Simple, right? Except they don't have a crypto wallet. Or maybe they do, but haven't used it in years. Or they have one, but you'd need to ask them for the address and their preferred chain, and now your surprise gift isn't a surprise anymore.
Yeah, gifting crypto has always been more complicated than it should be.
Crypto Gifts Feels Awkward
The problem is you can't just send it to them.
You need to make sure the recipient is already in the ecosystem. They need a wallet, then tell you their address and chain. You need to copy that address correctly, one wrong character and the fund's gone. And if they're new to all this, you're basically asking them to do homework before they can receive a birthday present.
It's the opposite of how a gift should feel.
On top of that, the sender has it rough too. Sending from your main wallet means exposing your onchain activity. Anyone who receives funds from you can see your crypto assets and activities. That's a lot to give up just to say "happy birthday".
PIVY Gifts Makes It Easy
Quick context on PIVY: it's a private payment platform on Sui (and more chains soon). The whole point is that neither side exposes their onchain balance and activities when transacting. Your bank doesn't show your balance when you send money. PIVY does the same thing, just onchain.
Good news is, PIVY now has "Gifts"! A feature to make crypto gifting much more simple. Well, of course, you need to be a PIVY user first. But that takes like a minute and cost nothing, just sign in with your wallet, or your socials, like Google or X and you're good. From there you just need to:
- Top-up your PIVY (by opening your PIVY link)
- Create a gift link and set the amount
- Customize it! Add a note, give color, and emoji to make personalThen send the link.
If you want, you can also hide your PIVY username on the gift as well.
The receiver doesn't need to set anything up beforehand. They just click it. If they're not on PIVY yet, onboarding is just as fast as yours was. Signup, claim, done.
Why This Actually Matters
Most people outside of crypto don't have a wallet yet. That's just reality. But that doesn't mean they can't receive crypto. With PIVY Gifts, the barrier to entry for the receiver is basically ZERO. Click a link, sign up with socials, done.
And for the sender, it removes the anxiety. No need to worry about address typos or exposing your portfolio.
This is what onboarding new people into crypto should look like.
Back Your Words with Something Real
Look, anyone can say "happy birthday", but it hits different with a crypto attached. PIVY Gifts makes the message more meaningful.
With PIVY Gifts, you can:
- Send crypto to someone who has never touched Web3 before
- Surprise a friend without asking for wallet address
- Make sending crypto more fun and personal
Whether it's for birthdays or you just wanna randomly post a gift link on social media. PIVY Gifts got your back!
Send a $1 Gift!
Claim your PIVY, create a gift, and send it to someone special. They'll figure it out on their end in under a minute, and so will you.