This is not a drill! We’ve received free Bitcoin from Maya recently and we are not alone. In fact, some of our friends received free Bitcoin too, and judging by the number of people who have been posting about it on social media, it seems like Maya is giving out free Bitcoin to quite a lot of people.
But first, let’s talk about Bitcoin. Bitcoin is basically a type of decentralized digital currency (also known as cryptocurrency) that you can earn from or use to make transactions online. Think of it as actual money – but online. A lot of people also invest in it thanks to its massive growth in recent years.

Suddenly got free bitcoin on my maya app… is this a giveaway?? pic.twitter.com/ch9WHCmXTN

— Bacon Austria (@baconaustria) August 17, 2022

The reason why a lot of people are investing in cryptocurrency is that, unlike through traditional means; you can buy, sell, and exchange it directly – without any middlemen.

… just checked my Maya wallet and why do I I have free BTC??? What's this giveaway (!!!) pic.twitter.com/hJAxjerhRe

— Jayvee (@Jayvee) August 17, 2022

One of the most common ways to earn money from cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, is by holding onto it for as long as possible and just waiting for their value to rise. Once this happens, you can sell your Bitcoin at a profit. Of course, it goes without saying that it would be best to do your research and talk to experts in the field to know whether it is something you can and should look into.

woah i have $btc on my maya app… anyone else got some? pic.twitter.com/kNwnOmTmHs

— Marvin (@LongGameLerman) August 17, 2022

Now back to our main topic – Maya giving away Bitcoin for FREE. One question has remained since we’ve received these unexpected surprises: how is Maya choosing who to give Bitcoin to and why are they doing it? Are the lucky ones chosen at random? Are they only giving it out to people who actually use their crypto wallets? We decided to put our detective hats on and go on a mission to uncover the answers to these questions (so you don’t have to).

Okay, so based on our personal experience and what we’ve learned from our friends and other netizens, we’ve got some theories.

Theory #1: Maya is giving out a “free taste” of crypto.

You know how restaurants sometimes offer a free taste of dishes when they have something new on the menu? Or how do grocery stores have those stalls of free samples so people can try something new and potentially buy their products?
This may be Maya’s way to get people to feel what it’s like to have Bitcoin in their crypto portfolio and possibly get them to invest in crypto moving forward. While this definitely makes sense, though, it still doesn’t explain why people are receiving different amounts in their crypto wallets or why they were chosen to receive it.

Theory #2: Maya is rewarding specific users.

One of the common denominators that we found with our friends who also received free Bitcoin is that we all recently paid for something via Maya. I recently stocked up on vitamins and scanned to pay via Maya, and I received Bitcoin in my wallet the following day. A friend of mine recently paid for his meal at Army Navy via the app and experienced the same thing.

We haven’t been able to confirm this with everyone else who received free Bitcoin, though, so this is still debatable.

Theory #3: Maya just wants to give out free Bitcoin.

No matter how much we try to figure out this mystery, it could be that Maya simply wants to give out free to their top users as a reward for their loyalty. End of story. Why are we even questioning it? Honestly, this isn’t really surprising seeing as how generous they are with their cashback rewards in general, but it would still be nice to get confirmation from Maya itself. So far, we’ve only been hearing one thing from them: Check your crypto wallet.

While many of these theories could potentially be correct, we still can’t be 100% sure until Maya releases an official statement (other than asking us to check our crypto wallet). Until then, do share your free Bitcoin stories with us so we can compare notes and get to the bottom of this.