"Annual crypto card spending hits $18 billion…stablecoins spreading into everyday payments"

Global spending on crypto (cryptocurrency) cards totals about $18 billion a year, and an analysis finds that card payments using stablecoins are rapidly becoming a mainstream way to pay for everyday purchases.

On the 16th (local time), crypto-focused outlet CoinDesk, citing a report from on-chain data platform Artemis, said that “spending on crypto credit and debit cards has grown to a level comparable to the volume of peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers.”

According to the report, monthly crypto card payment volume surged from about $100 million in early 2023 to more than $1.5 billion as of end-2025. That represents average annual growth of about 106%, bringing the current size of the crypto card payments market close to the roughly $19 billion in annual P2P stablecoin transfer volume.

Visa’s presence in particular stands out. Artemis said that “Visa, by securing early partnerships with crypto infrastructure providers, is processing more than 90% of total on-chain card transaction volume.”

CoinDesk noted that “the rise in crypto card usage is a sign that stablecoins are spreading beyond being merely a means of transacting and storing value to becoming payment infrastructure in real life,” adding that “growth could accelerate further depending on regulatory clarity and improvements in payment infrastructure.”