Bitcoin leads crypto payments again with 22% market share in 2025!
By 2025, Bitcoin went beyond a store of value. It became a key part of digital payments. A Coingate report shows it took 22.1% of transactions. Business adoption drove this rise. Crypto now flows in real economies, not just on the edges.
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In short
Bitcoin reclaimed top spot in crypto payments at 22.1% share in 2025, per Coingate.
Businesses use BTC beyond cash registers: for settlements, treasury, and deals.
Litecoin, TRON, and Ethereum grew too, thanks to their tech features and uses.
Europe leads in payment volume. Nigeria and the Netherlands shine with high activity.
Domination through use
Bitcoin closed 2025 at 22.1% share in crypto payments. It topped the list in a Coingate study, even below $90,000.
Use patterns shifted to explain this lead. "Crypto now fits into business daily work, not just checkout," the report notes.
Bitcoin serves many roles: customer payments, balance settles, cash flow. Its main network plus Lightning Network handled most payments all year.
Other coins gained ground, but not past BTC:
Litecoin held third place, hit second mid-year; TRON (TRX) rose from 9.1% to 11.5%, or 58.5% of its network payments; Ethereum climbed from 8.9% to 10.6%, helped by stablecoins and Layer 2 like Polygon, Arbitrum, Base.
Crypto, treasury, B2B payments: the big change Company habits with crypto changed deep.
Coingate says crypto settlement rate jumped from 27% to 37.5%. Merchants hold more in cryptos or stablecoins, skip quick fiat swaps.
Crypto acts as a value tool now, not just payments. Firms pay suppliers, partners, affiliates with BTC, ETH, USDC. It shapes outbound payments.
This spreads by region too. Europe tops, then North America, Asia, Africa, South America. US leads volume. Netherlands hits top three. Nigeria stays hot. In tough economies or high digital spots, crypto beats old banks.
As firms weave crypto into money plans, big investors build stakes. Bitcoin and crypto settle as real parts of world money.