I was actually just considering this earlier today as a close friend's birthday is coming up this week. Though I do like the idea of giving away cryptocurrency to try and encourage people to learn more about it and buy more for themselves, I think its a bit like giving a gift to someone that you plan on using for yourself (like that old Simpsons episode where Homer gets Marge a bowling ball). In the end I decided to get my friend a traditional gift, but will give them some cryptocurrency as well, at a later date, not as a part of their birthday gift.