After weeks of hunting, The Verge tracked down a device that claims to hand out Bitcoin every time you inhale from it. The gadget, called Gudtrip, was advertised on April 20, 2025 — the cannabis holiday — with the pitch that each hit delivers a little BTC. The reporter who finally got eyes on it described the product as 'even dumber than imagined.'
The device and its promise
Gudtrip is a vape pen that its creators say rewards users with Bitcoin for each puff. Exactly how much Bitcoin per inhalation, or how the payout mechanism works, remains unclear — the Verge piece didn't get into the technical details, and the manufacturer hasn't explained. What is clear is that the stunt was timed for 4/20, a date celebrated in cannabis culture. The device itself appears to be a run-of-the-mill disposable vape with some kind of crypto backend.
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The hunt and the verdict
The Verge journalist spent weeks looking for Gudtrip, indicating how obscure the product really is. It's not something you'd find at a corner store or a crypto conference. After finally getting ahold of one, the reporter's assessment was blunt: it's dumber than expected. No word on whether the device actually works as advertised, or if it's just a cheap vape with a flashy slogan. The journalist's search, and the time it took, suggests Gudtrip never hit mainstream distribution.
Market context: extreme fear, desperate stunts
Gudtrip didn't appear in a vacuum. The crypto market is griped by extreme fear right now — the Fear & Greed Index sits at 12, well into 'extreme fear' territory. Bitcoin has taken a steep weekly slide, and sentiment is sour. Desperate marketing plays tend to pop up when retail hopes are lowest. Gudtrip fits that pattern: a gimmick aimed at turning a sour market into a viral moment. It's hardly the first weird crypto tie-in to surface during a downturn.
So far, no regulator has taken an interest in Gudtrip. The device's legal status — especially whether its reward structure could be an unregistered securities offering or an illegal lottery — remains an open question. For now, it's a footnote in a bearish market, a reminder that when sentiment hits rock bottom, even a Bitcoin vape starts to look like a business plan.
