Monthly payment volume on crypto debit and credit cards increased by approximately 230% compared to last year, amid the proliferation of cryptocurrency-related payment products.
Cumulative crypto payment card transaction volume reached $7.8 billion this month, According to to The Kobeissi Letter, a market research publication.
Analysts at The Kobeissi Letter say payments giant Visa captures about 90% of crypto card transactions through partnerships with homegrown onchain companies such as Jupiter Global.
Cumulative volume of cryptographic cards in 2023–2026.
Source: Kobeissi’s letter
Jupiter Global is a payment project launched by the team behind the Jupiter decentralized cryptocurrency exchange on the Solana network. The Kobeissi Letter added:
“Crypto card adoption accelerated rapidly in 2026 due to increasing access to stablecoins as a payment bus via crypto cards. In other words, more people can now spend stablecoins like fiat using crypto cards, further driving adoption.”
The development of cryptocurrency payment cards shows how digital assets, particularly stablecoins, are becoming integrated into the established financial system without displacing incumbent payment service providers such as Mastercard and Visa.
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Crypto cards support everyday payments around the world
The OKX cryptocurrency exchange launched a stablecoin payment card for customers in Europe in January 2026, which operates on the Mastercard network.
Cryptographic protocols and platforms facilitating the utilize of onchain payment products. Source: Mars DeFi
The largest spending category was purchases in grocery stores, which accounted for about 26% of all transactions made with OKX cards in January, and restaurants – 18% of the total transaction volume, according to data data from OKX.
Online shopping was the third-largest spending category, accounting for approximately 13% of total transaction volume for the month.
“When cryptocurrency pays for lunch, accepting payment is a real possibility. For years, critics have pointed to the lack of everyday usability as a weak point of cryptocurrencies: they work great as speculative assets, less useful as real money” – OKX team he said.
In March, Visa and Bridge, a fintech company owned by payments company Stripe, announced plans to launch stablecoin-linked payment cards in more than 100 countries.
Initially, 18 countries are supported, including Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Chile, with plans to expand the product to the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Africa and Middle East regions by the end of 2026.
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