The popularity of crypto cards continues to grow steadily

By April 2026, total volume approached ~$660M/month.

And the most interesting part is who actually controls this market.

TRON remains the largest network in the segment, processing $213M in volume in April. However, its market share declined from ~45% in 2023 to ~32% in 2026.

BSC is also losing its share. BNB Chain’s share fell by ~8%, from ~23% in 2023 to ~15% in 2026.

BSC still maintains a strong position largely thanks to:

• the Binance ecosystem;
• cheap on-chain transactions;
• integrations with card providers.

Ethereum and Solana are gradually increasing their share not only through DeFi speculation, but through real-world usage.

For years, the market discussed mass adoption as an abstract concept:

• NFTs;
• metaverses;
• Web3 social;
• GameFi.

But crypto cards have become one of the first truly working bridges between crypto and everyday payments.

Solana’s share grew from 0% in 2024 to ~11.6% in 2026.

Meanwhile, Ethereum’s share declined from ~55% in 2023 to ~11% in 2026, gradually losing liquidity to its L2 ecosystem, where the leaders by volume in April 2026 were:

• Optimism ($63M);
• Base ($39M);
• Arbitrum ($26M).

What’s also interesting is that this growth is happening despite:

1. a weak altseason;
2. declining DeFi activity;
3. falling NFT volumes.

At the same time, the data highlights an important structural trend:

The Payments sector currently accounts for 33% of total investment focus, and since the beginning of 2026 ~$3.6B has already raised into this segment. This suggests that part of the market is gradually shifting from speculative use cases → to utilitarian finance.