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Sébastien Estines
Co-founder Lyzi
Lyzi will be present at EthCC from 30 March to 2 April 2026
Cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow worldwide. More and more consumers want to use their digital assets to make everyday purchases. For merchants, accepting cryptocurrency payments represents an opportunity to attract new customers and offer an innovative payment experience.
Today, it is possible to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, or stablecoins both in-store and online, thanks to payment infrastructures specifically designed for businesses.
To understand how crypto payments work from a customer perspective, you can read our guide:
How to pay with cryptocurrency in stores
Several reasons encourage merchants to consider accepting cryptocurrencies. First, the crypto user base continues to grow rapidly. Millions of people now own digital assets and are looking for ways to use them to pay for goods and services.
Accepting cryptocurrency payments allows businesses to:
More and more brands are experimenting with these solutions.
You can discover which stores already accept cryptocurrency in France in this article.
The process of a crypto payment is relatively simple.
When a customer wants to pay with cryptocurrency:
1️ the merchant generates a payment QR code
2️ the customer scans the code using their wallet
3️ they confirm the transaction
4️ the payment is validated on the blockchain
Depending on the solution used, the funds can be received directly in cryptocurrency or instantly converted into euros.
Today, several solutions allow businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments.
Some infrastructures enable integration directly into:
These solutions simplify integration and allow merchants to accept crypto payments without technical complexity.
For example, some platforms enable crypto payments through a single API integration, without requiring any changes to existing hardware.
Crypto payments can include multiple digital assets.
The most commonly used are:
Stablecoins are particularly popular for payments because their value is designed to remain stable.
As the number of cryptocurrency users continues to grow and payment infrastructures improve, more and more merchants are starting to experiment with this payment method.
Crypto payments could gradually become a complementary option to traditional payment methods, such as credit cards and mobile payments.
