Nov 1, 2025
October brought a shake-up to the payment leaderboard: a new record for Monero, Ethereum’s sharp rebound, and a fresh face in the top 10.
Here’s how it played out. 👇
Monero surged to 50.28% of all payments, up over 7 percentage points from September’s 42.76%. Privacy demand continues to accelerate.
Nano landed at 16.38%, a sizable pullback from 22.91% last month but still securely in second place.
On-chain Bitcoin eased to 15.00% (down from 16.71%), while Lightning rebounded modestly to 1.81% (vs. 1.47%). Together, Bitcoin + Lightning represent 16.81% of October payments, a slight downtick from September’s 18.18%.
Ethereum vaulted to 7.10%, reversing September’s 4.19% share and reclaiming third place among non-Bitcoin assets.
Litecoin retreated to 2.75% from 6.06%, and Litecoin MWEB slipped to 0.04% (vs. 0.07%). In contrast, Bitcoin Cash climbed to 0.83%, more than doubling September’s 0.34%.
Zcash ticked up to 1.39% (from 1.00%), and Dogecoin rose to 0.52% (from 0.37%). TON debuted at 0.51%, immediately joining the mid-tier cohort.
Solana edged down to 1.22% (from 1.31%), while Dash softened to 0.60% (from 1.02%). Smaller caps saw mixed shifts: VERSE 0.34% (vs. 0.32%), KAS 0.19% (after rounding to zero last month), BAN 0.14% (vs. 0.15%), EGLD 0.06% (vs. 0.04%), and POL 0.03% (vs. 0.02%). “Other” currencies made up the remaining 0.81%.
Here’s the complete breakdown for all coins in October:
That wraps October! If you’re prioritizing integrations, weight them toward privacy and smart-contract ecosystems while keeping an eye on fast-growing newcomers like TON.
