YouTube now allows content creators in the USA to receive payments in the stablecoin PYUSD from PayPal. This represents an important step forward for cryptocurrency adoption on the popular video platform.
The partnership between the Google-owned platform and PayPal demonstrates 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, PayPal's dollar-pegged stablecoin, to receive earnings from the platform. May Zabaneh, head of the cryptocurrency division at PayPal, confirmed that this option is live in the USA, according to Fortune. A Google spokesperson also confirmed this change.
Moreover, this feature expands PayPal's platform update from the third quarter of 2025, which allowed recipients to accept payments in PYUSD. YouTube has now added this capability.
The community has embraced the novelty enthusiastically as a positive step. Users have emphasized that it streamlines and accelerates transactions. One user on platform X commented regarding the new option:
"Payments in stablecoin on YouTube are crazy. They make the creator economy more global and seamless, especially for those outside traditional banking."
YouTube's implementation coincides with the growing institutional adoption of PYUSD. Yesterday, State Street Investment Management and Galaxy Asset Management announced 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 subscriptions and redemptions. This shows how dynamic the development of stablecoins is in regulated financial products.
The market capitalization of PYUSD hits a new record as the adoption of stablecoins surges.
The entire stablecoin market has been growing dynamically for several years. According to the IMF, cross-border flows involving USDT and USDC reached around 170 billion USD in 2025.
In this context, PYUSD is also developing dynamically. The market capitalization increased from around 500 million USD in January to a record 3.9 billion USD in December.
Data from DeFiLlama also shows that Ethereum currently holds the largest share of PYUSD, with 2.79 billion USD in circulation. This represents a 36.6% increase over the last month.
Solana is second with 1.046 billion USD, which represents a 4.3% increase during the same period. Smaller amounts are distributed among Flow, Berachain, Plume, and Cardano, illustrating PayPal's multi-chain strategy for stablecoins.
The impact of YouTube's integration with PYUSD, the growth of market capitalization, and institutional implementations show that PYUSD is strengthening its position in digital finance. These trends suggest that stablecoins are evolving from cryptocurrency curiosities into essential financial tools supported by well-known brands and trusted institutions.
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