
What Crypto Do People Actually Pay With? Stablecoins and Solana in 2026
Not Bitcoin. About 90% of crypto-card volume now settles in stablecoins, and Solana has become the rail it moves on. The 2026 data on what people really spend.
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Not Bitcoin. About 90% of crypto-card volume now settles in stablecoins, and Solana has become the rail it moves on. The 2026 data on what people really spend.

We analyzed 1.1 million real crypto card purchases across 117 currencies. AI subscriptions, ride-hailing, and food delivery lead โ with a median ticket of just $20. First-party SolCard spending data.

Crypto card deposits topped $10 billion for the first time in mid-2026, up 82% this year, with ~88% of spending settling in stablecoins. Here is what changed.

SolCard Drops let your everyday card spending earn entries into prize draws. Here's how you earn entries, enter a drop, and how winners get picked on Solana.

Open USD (OUSD) is a new dollar-backed stablecoin from a 140-company consortium including Visa, Coinbase and BlackRock, launching first on Solana in 2026.

We analyzed 90 days of anonymized SolCard transactions. Ride-hailing and AI tools top the list, travel has the biggest ticket, and ~70% of deposits are on Solana.


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