Accepting crypto payments

How to start taking crypto, what it really costs and what happens to the money after checkout.

A woman in a mustard sweater carries a tray of USDT coins away from an old grey payment terminal locked with a red padlock toward a new terminal whose screen shows a USDT coin and a green checkmark
A woman in a mustard sweater carries a tray of USDT coins away from an old grey payment terminal locked with a red padlock toward a new terminal whose screen shows a USDT coin and a green checkmark
Published
08.10.2026

What's a good Cryptomus alternative, and how do you switch to it?

Looking for a Cryptomus alternative? Compare CryptumPay, NOWPayments, CoinGate, BitPay and BTCPay Server on fees and withdrawals, then switch safely.
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A shop owner behind her counter puts an old grey payment terminal into a cardboard box, while a new terminal on a stand beside her shows a USDT coin and a green checkmark
A shop owner behind her counter puts an old grey payment terminal into a cardboard box, while a new terminal on a stand beside her shows a USDT coin and a green checkmark
Published
07.10.2026

Which NOWPayments alternative should you switch to?

Leaving NOWPayments? Compare CryptumPay, CoinGate, BitPay and BTCPay Server by fees, USDT on Tron support and verification, plus how to switch safely.
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A payment terminal printing a long receipt beside stacks of golden coins of different heights — the full cost of accepting a crypto payment
Published
07.10.2026

Which crypto payment processor should your business use?

How to choose a crypto payment processor: what sets them apart, what CryptumPay, NOWPayments, CoinGate, BitPay and Stripe charge, and who each one fits.
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A ceramicist in her home studio holds a smartphone showing a green checkmark for an accepted payment, with a USDT coin above it, and her passport in the other hand, next to a workbench with pots and a packed parcel
A ceramicist in her home studio holds a smartphone showing a green checkmark for an accepted payment, with a USDT coin above it, and her passport in the other hand, next to a workbench with pots and a packed parcel
Published
06.10.2026

Can you get a payment gateway without registering a company?

Yes, you can sign up as a sole proprietor. What gateways check without a company, how CryptumPay, Stripe and PayPal handle it, and the legal side.
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TRON logo on the cover of a guide to accepting USDT TRC-20 and TRX payments
Published
06.10.2026

How to accept TRC-20 USDT and TRX payments through a payment gateway

How a TRC-20 payment gateway takes USDT and TRX on TRON: one-time addresses, who pays the network fee, what to ask a gateway and how to start.
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A woman at a packing table with four parcels: above each hangs a USDT coin linked to it by a dotted line and a green checkmark, while one more USDT coin with no parcel under it is marked with a yellow question mark as she checks her phone
A woman at a packing table with four parcels: above each hangs a USDT coin linked to it by a dotted line and a green checkmark, while one more USDT coin with no parcel under it is marked with a yellow question mark as she checks her phone
Published
05.10.2026

How to reconcile crypto payments with your orders and your books

How to reconcile crypto payments: tie each transfer to its order, handle underpayments and fees, and match your balance to withdrawals at month-end.
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Coins from several customers' phones, bitcoin, USDT and TRON, flow into a crypto payment gateway, which passes them on as USDT payments with green checkmarks to a seller at a laptop
Coins from several customers' phones, bitcoin, USDT and TRON, flow into a crypto payment gateway, which passes them on as USDT payments with green checkmarks to a seller at a laptop
Published
05.10.2026

What is a crypto payment gateway, and how does a business start taking payments through one?

How a crypto payment gateway takes a payment from invoice to your balance, the three ways to connect one, what it really costs and what to check first.
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A coffee roaster in an apron checks his phone and drops a bag of coffee into a shipping box, next to a floating message bubble with the Telegram logo and a USDT coin with a green checkmark
A coffee roaster in an apron checks his phone and drops a bag of coffee into a shipping box, next to a floating message bubble with the Telegram logo and a USDT coin with a green checkmark
Published
04.10.2026

How to connect a crypto payment gateway to your Telegram bot

Your bot sends a payment link, the gateway confirms by webhook, the bot delivers. Telegram's Stars rule, what to check in a gateway, safe webhook handling.
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A woman at a desk studies simple bar and line charts on a monitor, with an orange bitcoin coin and green USDT coins floating around her and a globe on the desk
A woman at a desk studies simple bar and line charts on a monitor, with an orange bitcoin coin and green USDT coins floating around her and a globe on the desk
Published
02.10.2026

How much do people really pay with crypto? Payment statistics as of October 2026

Who really pays with crypto as of October 2026: owners, merchants, stablecoin supply and real payment volume, each number with its source and date.
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