What is CoinGate and why do I see it at checkout?
CoinGate is trip1's crypto payment provider. It runs the payment window you see at checkout, converts your crypto, and confirms your hotel booking.
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What is CoinGate?
CoinGate is a crypto payment company that lets businesses accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC, and 50+ other cryptocurrencies. trip1 is a hotel booking platform where you can book from over 3 million hotels in 190+ countries and pay with crypto - and CoinGate is the partner that processes those payments.
CoinGate holds a license under MiCA, the EU's rulebook for crypto-asset service providers, issued by the Bank of Lithuania. That means it works under regulated standards for security, compliance, and handling customer funds.
Why you see CoinGate at checkout
When you choose Pay with crypto on trip1, a CoinGate payment window opens. This is expected - it is the secure screen where you pick your coin and send the payment.
The window shows the exact amount, a wallet address and QR code, and a countdown timer. Depending on the coin, you can pay in three ways:
- Manual payment - scan the QR code or copy the address into any wallet or exchange
- WalletConnect - connect a wallet such as MetaMask or Trust Wallet and approve the payment in the app
- Binance Pay - pay from your Binance account in the Binance app
Once CoinGate detects and confirms your payment, trip1 confirms your booking and emails you the details.
What CoinGate does behind the scenes
CoinGate converts your crypto at the rate locked when the payment window opens. The hotel always receives regular currency, so it carries no crypto price risk and treats your booking like any other.
CoinGate may also ask you to fill in a short Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) form. This is an EU compliance step, and you only submit it once per payment.
Important: Always send your payment on the same network shown in the CoinGate window. Crypto sent on the wrong network cannot be reversed, and trip1 cannot recover those funds.
CoinGate at trip1 checkout - FAQ
CoinGate is the crypto payment provider trip1 uses. When you choose Pay with crypto, CoinGate opens a payment window showing the exact amount, a wallet address, a QR code and a countdown timer. You send the crypto, CoinGate confirms it and converts it at the locked rate, and the hotel receives regular currency while trip1 emails your confirmation.
Yes. CoinGate is a Lithuanian crypto payment company founded in 2014, and it holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider from the Bank of Lithuania. MiCA is the EU's rulebook for crypto companies, covering security, compliance and the handling of customer funds. trip1 uses CoinGate to process every crypto booking.
This is expected. When you choose Pay with crypto on trip1, the payment window is run by CoinGate on trip1's behalf. It is where you pick your coin and send the payment, either manually by QR code or address, through WalletConnect with a wallet such as MetaMask, or with Binance Pay.
No. You can pay a trip1 booking from any crypto wallet or exchange without creating a CoinGate account. Scan the QR code or copy the address in the CoinGate window, connect a wallet through WalletConnect, or use Binance Pay, and always send on the network shown there.
It is a Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) form, a short compliance step required under EU rules for crypto transfers. CoinGate may ask for it during checkout, and you only submit it once per payment. Once it is done and your payment is confirmed, trip1 confirms your booking and emails you the details.