Crypto card payments hit record $12.5 billion as Jupiter Spend chases stablecoin shoppers
- —Industry crypto card payment volume reached $12.5 billion, up 140% year-to-date
- —Stablecoin card spending topped $1 billion in a single month for the first time in July 2026
- —Jupiter Spend settled $7.6 million in September, an 8% increase from August
- —Jupiter's card runs on Visa's 150 million merchants with 2–4% cashback
Why it matters: The surge in stablecoin card payments signals a shift from trading to everyday spending, expanding real-world demand for USDC and USDT.
Source: Crypto Briefing