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CoinGate’s 2025 Report Shows Crypto Payments Moving Into Core Business Use

Merchants prioritized stable, compliant assets with automated disbursements, reflecting a shift from experimental checkouts to operational finance.

Overview

  • In 2025 CoinGate processed 1.42 million payments, taking lifetime transactions past seven million, with activity reshaped by a phased USDT discontinuation.
  • Bitcoin led usage at 22.1% of payments while stablecoins reached 29.8% as USDC order volume rose 1,264% year over year.
  • Businesses increasingly settled and held digital assets, with overall crypto settlements up to 37.5% and stablecoin settlements at 25.2%.
  • Payouts concentrated in USDC at 83.4%, 96.8% of converted balances stayed in USDC, and 85% of merchants executed payouts via API.
  • CoinGate secured MiCA authorization from the Bank of Lithuania in 2025, providing clearer regulatory footing for cross‑border crypto payments.