Ways to spend
Ways to spend stablecoins
Each page below pairs a live directory query with an editor's account of what the results actually mean — which coin to bring, which network to send on, and where the answer is 'use a card instead'.
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Web Hosting That Accepts USDC
Hosting is the category where stablecoin payment works best, and USDC is the coin most hosts settled on. Here is who takes it, on which chains, and what their documentation leaves out.
9 merchants
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Online Stores That Accept USDC
Retail is the thinnest category in this directory, and that fact is more informative than the list itself.
7 merchants
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Web Hosting That Accepts USDT
Tether is the most widely held stablecoin in the world and one of the harder ones to spend on European hosting. Here is who takes it, and why the map looks like this.
6 merchants
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Stores That Accept USDT
Tether is the dollar most of the world actually holds. The list of shops that take it is shorter than that fact deserves, and skewed in a specific direction.
6 merchants
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VPNs That Accept USDC
Most VPNs that take crypto take it for privacy reasons. USDC is the least private way to use that option — which makes the reasoning behind each of these listings worth examining.
5 merchants
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Domain Registrars That Accept USDC
Domains are cheap, renew annually, and attract buyers who care about not being on a card statement. That combination has made registrars one of the earliest crypto-accepting categories.
5 merchants
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Buy Gift Cards With USDT
Gift cards are the bridge between holding stablecoins and buying from the overwhelming majority of merchants that do not accept them. Here is what that bridge costs.
4 merchants
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Book Flights With USDC
Air travel is the largest single purchase most people will attempt with a stablecoin — and the one where the absence of a chargeback matters most.
4 merchants
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