CoinGate-think of them as the mall security guards of crypto-just released a report showing which digital currencies people fling at each other across the globe. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of coins strangers are using to buy mystery boxes on the internet, look no further. Or maybe duck for cover.
USDT Is Basically Everyone’s Boring Uncle Now, Bitcoin Trying Its Best
So it turns out, people used to love Bitcoin for the exciting thrill of not sleeping at night and fretting over price charts. In 2023, Bitcoin brought the party with a 35.4% share of all CoinGate orders. By 2024, Bitcoin had been gently escorted out of the spotlight, clutching a juice box, while Tether’s USDT stormed in, waving its spreadsheet and nabbed 39.7% of orders.
USDT’s reign didn’t last, tragically. By the first half of 2025, their payment share took a nosedive to 24.8%. Yet, like the least interesting guy at the party who never leaves, USDT still stayed on top. Bitcoin rallied a little, dragging itself up to 23.3%. Give it a juice box, someone.
Now if you’re a cryptocurrency looking for slow, steady growth, you probably want to be Litecoin-sort of the avocado toast of digital currencies. Clinging to third place year after year, LTC started at 9.3% in 2023 and is pretty pleased with itself at 13.6% now. Quick, someone open a fast transaction cafe in Brooklyn.
Here’s an infographic for anyone who likes their data with a little less reading and a little more staring blankly and wondering if you’re missing out:
Turns out America just can’t get enough crypto, with a whopping 23.28% of transactions. Second place goes to Germany at 6.57%, probably because they’re efficient and love rules, and third is the UK at 4.88%, presumably for buying tea NFTs.
But here’s the real twist. When it comes to what people actually use, America is waving the Bitcoin flag like it’s a Fourth of July parade float. Forty percent of US orders are Bitcoin. Oh, and for bonus points in blockchain nerd trivia: 54% of Lightning transactions come from Americans. They’re making crypto payments so fast it’s probably scaring their dogs.
Europe does what Europe does best-no strong preferences, just a lot of debating about nothing in particular and having “diverse” portfolios. Over in Asia, they’re stablecoin superfans. Hong Kong’s got USDT in half of orders, India at 43%. Stable as a table (unless someone kicks it).
For those who like the altcoin bingo card: Nigeria is apparently the world’s MVP for BNB and Shiba Inu payments. Not what anyone predicted, but frankly, crypto has always been about “Hold my beer and watch this.” In Latin America, Brazil saw Solana go from hero to zero faster than my New Year’s resolutions.
Bitcoin Price: What Could Go Wrong?
Currently, Bitcoin is trading at about $119,100, which is either an exciting opportunity or just another number you’ll text to your friend who lost all their savings in 2021. It’s down 1% in the last 24 hours, so let’s all stare at this chart and pretend we saw it coming:
In conclusion: The world keeps paying for things in mysterious new coins, Americans still love their Bitcoin, Asia’s gone full stability mode, and Germany’s probably organizing their transaction receipts by color. It’s chaos, but we call it progress. 🚀💸🤷♂️
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2025-08-15 02:51