Key Takeaways USDC and USDT card top-ups hit $13.8B by August 2026, pushing stablecoins into daily spending. Base led tracked spending at $1.2B, showing crypto card growth is spreading across multiple chains. Visa and Mastercard still power most cards; subsidy-free growth is next. Stablecoin Cards Move Beyond Trading as Consumer Spending Rises Stablecoins are starting to look less like a crypto-market utility and more like money consumers can actually spend. Cumulative stablecoin card top-up volume reached $13.8 billion by August 2026, up by nearly $10 billion over the past 12 months, according to research by Cryptorank. Monthly spending has continued …


