For years, BTC was the most-used payment asset at our checkout. In H1 2026, that changed.
Our new data report is out, covering 782,403 crypto payments processed between January and June. The short version: stablecoins moved to the front.
A few numbers that stood out:
USDC finished the half at 22.1%, overtaking BTC at 21.0% as the most-used payment asset. Its share more than doubled in a year, from 9.3% to 22.1%.
75.4% of orders were settled to fiat, and the crypto-settled share has now fallen for three halves in a row. Merchants want predictable cash flow and clean books.
93.2% of payouts ran through the API, up from 83.3% a year earlier. Manual payouts are quietly disappearing.
Volume grew 21.4% year over year with no single spike. Crypto payments are behaving less like a campaign and more like infrastructure.
The full report covers asset mix, settlement, networks, geography, and a practical checklist for your own setup. Find it in the comment section.