Crypto Payments: The Gap Between Vision and Reality

Spend time inside a major crypto exchange handling 80+ million users and crypto payment flows, then sit down with nearly a hundred payment startup founders and leading payment service providers—you start seeing patterns.

Here's the uncomfortable truth: most early-stage teams are jumping into blockchain-based payments way too fast. They're chasing the hype without understanding what actually works.

We've talked to the builders, seen what sticks, and watched what crashes. The opportunities are real, but they're not where everyone thinks they are.