Apr 1, 2026
March kept the same leader at the top, but the gaps shifted meaningfully underneath. Monero stayed #1, Bitcoin gained a lot of ground, and Nano fell back from its near-tie in February.
Monero led March at 29.23% of crypto deposit volume, narrowly above February's 29.04%. It remained the largest single crypto payment method, as it has been for quite a while now!
On-chain Bitcoin reached 20.94%, up sharply from 17.06% in February. Lightning added 6.26%, up from 5.41%, putting BTC + LN at 27.21% combined.
At the same time, Nano dropped from 26.29% to 20.51%. It still held a strong #3 position, but March was clearly a weaker month for Nano than February.
USDT represented 4.68%, up from 1.56%, while USDC came in at 1.88%. Combined stablecoin usage stayed meaningful, though still well behind the top three rails.
Several mid-tier coins moved substantially:
Below the 1% mark, ZANO reached 0.73%, up strongly from an almost nonexistent February share. It was still a small coin overall, but it grew enough to become noticeable in the March breakdown. The rest of the tail included DOGE, KAS, LTC-MWEB, BNB, and TRX.
Here is the complete breakdown for all coins in March (crypto-only, excluding Stripe/USD deposits):
That wraps March. The biggest story was not a change at #1, but a reshuffling beneath it: Bitcoin gained, Nano lost ground, several mid-tier coins strengthened, and ZEC cooled off noticeably.
