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Crypto Card Spending More Than Doubles To $759 Million CryptoProwl Tue, August 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM GMT+2 1 min read COIN BTC USDC GEMI CRCL Crypto Card Spending More Than Doubles To $759 Million Payments on cryptocurrency-focused cards has more than doubled from a year earlier to reach $759 million U. S. in July.
Spending on crypto cards increased 2. 5 times in July from a year earlier supported by nearly nine million purchases settledthrough dollar-backed stablecoins, according to venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The monthly amount being spent on crypto cards has risen from less than $1 million U.
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Crypto card payments let people spend digital assets such asBitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) or Circle's (NYSE: $CRCL) USDC stablecoin (CRYPTO: $USDC) at standard merchants. The card companies instantly change crypto into local government money at checkout. Top issuers of cryptocurrency cards include Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: $COIN) and Gemini (NASDAQ: $GEMI).
The data shows that consumers are getting more comfortable making payments in cryptocurrencies using debit and credit cards, concludes Andreessen Horowitz.
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