YouTube’s Crypto Surprise: US Creators Get Paid in Stablecoin!

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Behold, the video-sharing colossus, YouTube, has taken a bold step into the wild, wild west of crypto! 🎩💰 According to Fortune, the grand old institution now allows U.S. creators to accept payouts in PayPal’s shiny new stablecoin, PYUSD. A marvel of modern innovation, or a harebrained scheme? Only time (and a few more billion-dollar market caps) will tell. 🧠

May Zabaneh, the crypto queen of PayPal, declared the feature live, but only for those lucky souls in the U.S. “The beauty of what we’ve built is that YouTube doesn’t have to touch crypto,” she said, as if that weren’t the most confusing part. 🐐 The firm integrated PYUSD earlier this year, and YouTube, ever the cautious giant, finally opened the door for creators to dance with digital dollars. 🕺

PayPal and YouTube have been partners in crime for years, letting users pay via its services and even using it for AdSense payouts. But now, with crypto in the mix, it’s like a slow-burn rom-com-tense, awkward, and just a little bit thrilling. 🥺

YouTube, once shunned crypto content like a misfit child, is now embracing it with open arms. Or at least, open wallets. 🧙♂️ This move could be a game-changer for stablecoins, given YouTube’s massive audience. Imagine a world where your cat’s YouTube videos fund your crypto empire! 🐱💸

The stablecoin market has exploded like a fireworks show at a pyrotechnics convention. Mainstream businesses, institutions, and even governments are jumping on the bandwagon. It’s the Wild West, but with more spreadsheets and fewer six-shooters. 📊

PSYUD, the newcomer to the scene, launched in mid-2023 and has already skyrocketed to a $3.9 billion market cap. From a mere $500 million in January to a staggering $3.9 billion-talk about a meteoric rise! 🚀

Since September, PYUSD’s market cap has surged from $1 billion to its current glory, thanks to partnerships with Spark’s lending markets and Bitfinex’s Stable. A true tale of triumph, or just another crypto fairy tale? 🧙‍♂️

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2025-12-12 08:08