Crypto Cards Gain Ground in Real-World Payments, Surging from $100M to $1.5B: Report
Crypto card payments jumped from $100M to $1.5B in 2025, surpassing P2P stablecoin transfers as the main on-chain activity driver.
Crypto-linked card payments have surpassed peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers as the leading driver of on-chain stablecoin activity.
A new study by blockchain analytics firm Artemis revealed that these transactions have quietly grown into an $18 billion market in 2025.
Crypto Card Payments Overtake P2P Transfers
The report showed that stablecoin volumes processed through crypto cards now surpass direct wallet-to-wallet transfers. Artemis data highlighted that monthly digital payments rose from $100 million to over $1.5 billion in 2025,…
