Crypto Wallet Firm Exodus Bets on Stablecoins for Real-World Payments With 2026 App

Finance Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Crypto Wallet Firm Exodus Bets on Stablecoins for Real-World Payments With 2026 App The company launched Exodus Pay, which aims to remove crypto friction by letting users send, spend, and earn with stablecoins from one app. By Helene Braun , AI Boost | Edited by Nikhilesh De Dec 9, 2025, 2:30 p.m. (Brian J. Tromp/Unsplash) What to know : Exodus (EXOD) said it will launch Exodus Pay in early 2026, allowing users to send, spend and store stablecoins in a self-custodial app. The product enables spending via card or Apple Pay, transfers using phone numbers and rewards for balances, all without giving up control of assets. Exodus is targeting younger users moving away from traditional banks by simplifying real-world spending of digital dollars through stablecoins. Exodus (EXOD), a long-time provider of self-custodial crypto wallets, is expanding into digital payments with a new product called Exodus Pay. Launching in early 2026, the service is designed to let users hold, spend and send stablecoins from one app, without surrendering control of their assets, Exodus announced Tuesday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . Users will be able to spend stablecoins anywhere cards are accepted, send money using a phone number and earn rewards for holding and spending balances. Importantly, Exodus said in a press release that all of this is built on self-custody, meaning users hold the keys to their money. The app's design leans into what Exodus sees as a generational shift. More people, especially younger users, are opting out of traditional banks and looking for flexible ways to use digital money in real life. By anchoring this experience in stablecoins, Exodus said it hopes to reduce the friction that’s historically come with crypto payments. The rollout starts early next year, with a waitlist now open. Exodus AI Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards . For more information, see CoinDesk's full AI Policy . More For You Protocol Research: GoPlus Security By CoinDesk Research Nov 14, 2025 Commissioned by GoPlus What to know : As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M. GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month. Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B. View Full Report More For You A16z-Backed Daylight Brings Electricity Markets Onchain With New DeFi Protocol By Krisztian Sandor | Edited by Stephen Alpher 20 minutes ago The DayFi protocol aims to turn electricity cash flows into a crypto-native yield product, bridging capital to new solar power installations. What to know : Blockchain startup Daylight, backed by a16z and Framework ventures, has launched a new decentralized finance protocol on Ethereum to turn electricity into a yield-bearing crypto asset. DayFi aims to create capital markets for decentralized energy, addressing the rising power demand from data centers. The protocol uses a combination of GRID stablecoin and sGRID yield token to finance solar installations and return tokenized yields to investors. Read full story Latest Crypto News Ethereum’s P2P Layer Is Improving Just as Institutional ETH Buys Pick Up 1 hour ago CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Falls 1.6% as Index Trades Lower 5 minutes ago A16z-Backed Daylight Brings Electricity Markets Onchain With New DeFi Protocol 20 minutes ago PNC Bank Rolls Out Spot Bitcoin Access for Private Clients After 2025 Reveal 22 minutes ago Top U.S. Crypto Lobbying Arm Digital Chamber Integrates CryptoUK as Affiliate 30 minutes ago Malaysia’s Royal Unveils Ringgit-Backed Stablecoin for APAC Payments 41 minutes ago Top Stories CoinDesk's Most Influential 2025 23 hours ago Standard Chartered Throws in the Towel on Bullish Bitcoin Forecast 50 minutes ago No Direction: Crypto Daybook Americas 2 hours ago IREN Raises $2.3B, Repurchases Debt in Balance Sheet Overhaul 1 hour ago SGX's Crypto Futures Draw New Liquidity, Not Diverted Cash, Exchange's President Says 4 hours ago Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slips Back Toward Danger Zone Ahead of Fed Decision 2 hours ago