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Everything a merchant needs to understand crypto payments.
The free knowledge base: plain-English articles, straight answers to real questions, and illustrative examples by business type. No hype, no jargon, no assumption that you already know how any of this works.
Start with the essentials
If you read three things, read these.
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Crypto payment foundations
Start here if the words are new. Plain-English explanations of what you are actually accepting and how the money reaches you.
Money, taxes, and the back office
Pricing, refunds, bookkeeping, and taxes. The parts your accountant cares about, explained without the jargon.
Setup and daily operations
Equipment, QR codes, staff, and the day-to-day of taking a crypto payment at the counter or in the field.
Security, risk, and staying safe
Custody, volatility, and the honest risks. How to keep what you take in without losing sleep.
By business type
How the same tools play out differently for a cafe, a food truck, a contractor, a salon, or an online shop.
Go deeper
More in-depth guides.
Once you have the essentials, these walk through the specific decisions in more detail.
- How to choose a crypto payment solution
- Protecting your seed phrase: a simple routine
- Auto-convert to dollars, or hold some crypto?
- Setting up Lightning payments at your counter
- Separating a working float from savings
- Choosing a hardware wallet, and when you need one
- Which stablecoin should a merchant accept?
- Your first week accepting crypto: a simple checklist
Popular questions
Quick answers, straight to the point.
Illustrative examples
See it in a business like yours.
Go deeper
The complete merchant guide.
These pages answer specific questions. The guide explains the full picture, how crypto payments work, whether they fit your business, and how to set them up correctly.