Crypto Payment Statistics: Monthly NanoGPT Merchant Data
NanoGPT publishes monthly cryptocurrency payment statistics from real merchant deposits. These reports track which coins people actually use when paying for AI usage, not which coins have the highest market cap or the loudest marketing.
This archive is the central place for the series. Each monthly report includes the payment distribution for that month, major changes from the previous month, and notes on coins that are gaining or losing practical merchant usage.
Latest Report
The latest monthly report is September 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero and Stablecoins Gain.
In September 2026, Monero led at 44.02%, USDT plus USDC reached 22.95%, Bitcoin plus Lightning accounted for 14.15%, and Zano rose to 3.96%.
The latest longer-form review is 2026 Mid-Year Crypto Payment Statistics, comparing the first half of 2026 with the full 2025 review.
2026 Reports
- September 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero and Stablecoins Gain - published October 7, 2026
- August 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Bitcoin Rails Gain, Monero Leads - published September 1, 2026
- July 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Bitcoin and Stablecoins Gain - published August 1, 2026
- 2026 Mid-Year Crypto Payment Statistics - published July 7, 2026
- June 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Leads, Stablecoins Broaden - published July 1, 2026
- May 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Bitcoin Rails Gain on Monero - published June 1, 2026
- April 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Widens Its Lead - published May 1, 2026
- March 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Bitcoin Gains on Monero - published April 1, 2026
- February 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Nano Surges and Bitcoin Grows - published March 1, 2026
- January 2026 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Leads, Zcash and TON Surge - published February 1, 2026
2025 Reports
- 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics Year in Review - published January 2, 2026
- December 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Nano Climbs, Monero Cools - published January 1, 2026
- November 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Extends Its Majority - published December 1, 2025
- October 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Claims Half the Pie - published November 1, 2025
- September 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Leads a Tightening Race - published October 1, 2025
- August 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Leads Nano and Bitcoin - published September 1, 2025
- July 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Takes the Crown - published August 1, 2025
- June 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Holds First Place - published July 1, 2025
- May 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Monero Overtakes Nano - published June 4, 2025
- April 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Nano Leads, Monero Gains - published May 4, 2025
- March 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Nano Leads, Monero Accelerates - published April 4, 2025
- February 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Nano Stays First - published March 4, 2025
- January 2025 Crypto Payment Statistics: Nano Dominates Transactions - published February 4, 2025
2024 Reports
- December 2024 Crypto Payment Statistics: Nano Leads, Monero Rises - published January 4, 2025
- November 2024 Crypto Payment Statistics: First Multi-Coin Report - published December 1, 2024
What This Data Shows
The series is useful for merchants deciding which crypto payment methods to support. It has consistently shown that real payment behavior can look very different from market-cap rankings.
Across the series:
- Monero (XMR) became the strongest crypto payment method on NanoGPT by volume.
- Nano (XNO) remained unusually strong for a coin with a smaller market cap, especially because instant and fee-free payments work well for small AI deposits.
- Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning became more important over time, especially as a combined payment category.
- Stablecoins such as USDC and USDT became a meaningful middle category.
- Smaller payment-focused coins such as Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Zcash, and others moved in and out of the middle of the table depending on the month.
We keep publishing these reports because real merchant payment data is rare. If you are deciding which cryptocurrency rails to integrate, the monthly reports give a practical view of which coins users actually choose when they need to pay.
