From faucets to trading: real ways to earn bitcoins
The success stories of early Bitcoin holders — how modest initial investments turned into fortunes — have attracted massive attention to digital assets. In less than ten years, the value of Bitcoin has increased by more than 100 times, and as of June 2025, it had exceeded $100,000.
This has generated active interest among users who want to learn the various ways to earn bitcoins, of which there are dozens.
How to earn Bitcoins without investment
These methods have almost no risks, but the profitability can vary significantly depending on the chosen method and the user's skills.
Bitcoin faucets
This is one of the simplest ways to earn Bitcoin from scratch. The profitability of Bitcoin faucets is relatively low, but it is an excellent option for first-time exposure to cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin faucets pay out small amounts of satoshis for simple actions, such as claiming, viewing ads, surfing the internet, completing tasks (such as installing apps), playing games, and more. This makes earning on Bitcoin faucets accessible even to children.
List of popular Bitcoin faucets:
- FreeBitcoin — the first and most popular Bitcoin faucet, operating since 2014. You can claim satoshis every hour, make bets, and participate in lotteries. The service also earns approximately 4% interest annually on deposits.
- SatoshiHero — payment for claiming and playing games.
- Firefaucet — a faucet aggregator with auto-claim support.
- Cointiply — a faucet that pays for viewing ads and completing tasks.
- AdBTC — a Bitcoin faucet that pays for viewing ads and surfing the internet.
Note: Please be aware that the list of active Bitcoin faucets is subject to change. Many faucets that were in operation a few years ago are no longer functioning. Therefore, it's better to regularly withdraw funds as you accumulate the minimum amount to avoid losing them.
Freelancing and selling services
If you have any skills to offer services, you can sell them for Bitcoin. There are even specialized freelance platforms for this purpose:
- Coinlancer;
- Cruptojobs;
- Upwork;
- LaborX;
- CoinGigs.
You can promote your services through Reddit, social networks like X, popular messengers, and specialized forums like Bitcointalk or Cryptotalk. Another option is to run a video blog on YouTube or stream on Twitch.
Freelancers can also reach out directly to Web3 companies and offer their services in the cryptocurrency space. Additionally, for IT specialists, bounty campaigns (which distribute tokens for work done) are available, with rewards reaching $100,000 or more.
Bloggers and influencers can participate in affiliate programs offered by cryptocurrency exchanges and earn additional income from the commissions generated by users they refer. Such programs are often available even with Bitcoin faucets.
Selling goods
If you have old or unused items, you can sell them for Bitcoin, including through classified ad services. Well-known platforms like eBay and OpenBazaar support Bitcoin payments.
You can also sell goods through niche forums, offering payment in Bitcoin, or even start your store that supports crypto payments if the platform allows it.
Bitcoin earning games
If you like gaming, you can turn your hobby into a way to earn and accumulate Bitcoins. Here are some Bitcoin games that allow you to earn Bitcoin simply:
- Satoshi Quiz — a trivia game that rewards satoshis for correct answers.
- BSV2048 — a version of the popular puzzle game 2048, where the best players on the leaderboard earn Bitcoin.
- Satoshi Hero — a puzzle game with a Bitcoin faucet and tasks paid in satoshis.
- Rollercoin — a game with mining elements where you can increase earnings by developing a virtual crypto farm.
How to earn Bitcoins with investments
Investing involves risks, but it is precisely through investments that you can increase your earnings in Bitcoin.
Buying and trading Bitcoins
Trading is one of the fastest ways to earn Bitcoins, but it is also very risky and requires developed analytical skills. In addition to spot trading of the asset itself, futures and perpetual contracts (derivatives) with leverage are available, allowing you to multiply profits even with a small deposit.
Moreover, with derivatives, you can earn profit whether the price of Bitcoin rises or falls. However, if things go wrong, there is a risk of losing the entire invested amount due to the position being liquidated.
A more straightforward and less risky approach is to buy and hold Bitcoin for the long term (HODL). For example, even if you had invested in Bitcoin at the previous price peak (ATH) at $69,000 and waited out a long correction, by June 2025, your capital would have grown by almost 50%.
Mining
This method requires considerable investment, as mining entails the purchase and maintenance of specialized, expensive equipment, not to mention the costs associated with its placement and electricity. However, mining can be more profitable than direct investments in Bitcoin if the value of mined coins exceeds the cryptocurrency's current price.
You can mine Bitcoin alone, but it's more efficient to do so in mining pools. Cloud mining services are also available, where you can rent mining equipment, and the company handles all the technical aspects. The primary downside to cloud mining is the lower profitability resulting from various fees and service charges imposed by the provider.
Restaking
In 2024, decentralized (DeFi) platforms of the new generation, known as restaking protocols, such as the Babylon Protocol, began to emerge. Restaking protocols allow you to stake Bitcoin from the native network and earn additional income on existing BTC coins.
However, restaking requires a significant capital investment. As of June 2025, the yield of the Babylon Protocol is only 0.4%. But in dollar terms, the income can grow significantly due to price growth and compound interest.
Conclusion
You can combine various methods of earning Bitcoin, including those that require no investment. For example, you can participate in airdrop campaigns, such as Notcoin and Blum, on Telegram, and then exchange the free tokens for Bitcoin.
Another example of a combined approach is yield farming and lending in the decentralized finance (DeFi) market: the income generated from liquidity pools can be used to buy and store Bitcoin later.