How crypto payments will change in 2026
The following is a guest post and opinion from Jenny Drinkwater, Marketing Manager at System73.
For years, crypto payments have lived in an awkward middle ground. They were never quite mainstream, but they also never disappeared. Merchants experimented, users showed curiosity, and yet, for most businesses, accepting crypto still felt like something peripheral rather than essential.
As the industry moves toward 2026, that dynamic is changing — not because crypto suddenly became more exciting, but because payment infrastructure around it is becoming more practical. The focus is shifting away from ideology and toward execution: settlement, compliance, and integration with existing systems.
The next phase of crypto payments will not be loud…
