Stablecoin

A cryptocurrency pegged to a stable asset, usually the US dollar, such as USDC or USDT. Stablecoins let merchants accept crypto without the price volatility of BTC or ETH. Shieldz settles in USDC or USDT across five chains.

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Crypto payment gateway: overview, non-custodial, Zcash.

Accept a coin: Bitcoin, USDC, USDT, Zcash.

Compare: vs Coinbase Commerce, vs BTCPay Server, vs ZGo, vs CryptAPI, vs NOWPayments, vs Cryptomus, vs BitPay, vs CoinGate, vs OpenNode, vs Plisio, vs BlockBee, vs CoinPayments.

Use cases: For freelancers, For creators, For open-source projects, For online stores, For SaaS, For VPN & hosting providers, For agencies, For nonprofits, For digital sellers.

Guides: Node.js, FastAPI, .NET, WooCommerce.

Build: SDKs, API reference, quickstart. Learn: overview, blog, how it works, supported coins, pricing, is it safe, verify it yourself.