Reddit began accepting Bitcoin for Reddit Gold purchases in 2013.
The change came through a partnership with Coinbase, a Bitcoin payment processor, and was reported in February 2013. Reddit Gold was a premium subscription and support program that helped fund the site while giving members benefits such as an ad-free experience and access to special features. Bitcoin offered Reddit users a way to pay without entering traditional card details.
This was an early example of a major online community experimenting with cryptocurrency payments. It also helped connect Bitcoin with everyday digital services rather than limiting it to exchanges or specialist marketplaces. The arrangement was later discontinued, so the fact belongs specifically to Reddit's 2013 payment history, not to its current payment options.
A common mix-up is confusing Bitcoin with Litecoin, Ether, or Dogecoin. Those cryptocurrencies were associated with other online payment experiments, but Bitcoin is the one tied to Reddit Gold in this episode.