YouTube now allows content creators in the United States to receive payments in PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin. This marks a significant step forward for cryptocurrency adoption on one of the leading video platforms.
This alliance between Google’s owned platform and PayPal highlights the growing institutional trust in stablecoin technology for everyday transactions.
YouTube adds PYUSD to payment options for creators
Creators in the United States can now choose PYUSD, the PayPal dollar-backed stablecoin, to receive their YouTube earnings. May Zabaneh, head of crypto business at PayPal, confirmed that this option is now available for U.S. users, according to Fortune. A Google representative also verified this update.
This feature adds to PayPal's platform update in the third quarter of 2025, which allowed recipients to accept payments in PYUSD. Later, YouTube adopted this option.
The news was well received by the community, which considers it a positive advancement. They also highlighted that it facilitates and streamlines transactions.
“Payments with stablecoins on YouTube are impressive. They make the creator economy feel much more global and barrier-free, especially for those outside the traditional banking system. It’s something huge,” commented a user on X.
This YouTube integration comes amid a growing institutional adoption of PYUSD. Yesterday, State Street Investment Management and Galaxy Asset Management announced their plans to launch the State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund (SWEEP) in early 2026.
The fund will use PYUSD as the settlement currency for ongoing subscriptions and refunds, marking an important step in the use of stablecoins within regulated financial products.
The market capitalization of PYUSD reaches a new high as the adoption of stablecoins increases
The stablecoin market in general has grown significantly in recent years. According to the IMF, cross-border flows with USDT and USDC reached nearly 170 billion dollars in 2025.
In this context, PYUSD has also grown notably. Its market capitalization went from about 500 million dollars in early January to a record high of about 3.9 billion dollars in December.
Additionally, DeFiLlama data shows that Ethereum currently has the largest amount of PYUSD, with 2.79 billion dollars in circulation, representing a 36.6% increase in the last month.
Solana ranks second with 1.04 billion dollars, up 4.3% in the same period. Smaller amounts are distributed across Flow, Berachain, Plume, and Cardano, reflecting PayPal's multi-chain strategy for its stablecoin.
The combined impact of the integration of PYUSD on YouTube, the increase in market capitalization, and institutional adoption demonstrates how PYUSD is strengthening in the digital finance sector. These trends show that stablecoins are moving from being a niche interest in the crypto world to essential financial tools, backed by major brands and recognized institutions.
