Stripe expands USDC and OUSD wallet payouts across 160-plus markets
A Stripe public preview lets eligible US businesses send two dollar-linked tokens to crypto wallets across more than 160 recipient markets.
A Stripe public preview lets eligible US businesses send two dollar-linked tokens to crypto wallets across more than 160 recipient markets. USDC (USDC) is trading at ₹94.59 ($0.9997). This is an original Token Times brief synthesising 2 outlets (The Cryptonomist, Crypto.news), plus live market data, as of Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:45:01 UTC.
The preview gives US companies an additional settlement rail for international crypto payments, although limited eligibility, a percentage-based fee and the exclusion of New York businesses constrain its current use.
- Eligible US businesses can send USDC and OUSD in more than 160 markets
- The service is in public preview and excludes New York-based companies
- USDC and OUSD both trade near $1 in live market data
- DeFiLlama reports USDC circulation of $71.15B and OUSD at $912.09M
The Cryptonomist and Crypto.news agree that Stripe has opened a public-preview stablecoin payout product for eligible US businesses, covering more than 160 recipient markets and excluding New York-based companies. Both outlets identify USDC and OUSD as the available assets, while Crypto.news points to Stripe’s documentation for the funding mechanics and The Cryptonomist highlights the percentage-based fee and its effect on how transfer size affects pricing. No material contradiction appears between the two reports.
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- Stripe expands USDC and OUSD wallet payouts across 160-plus markets — this brief
Stripe has made stablecoin payouts to crypto wallets available to eligible US businesses seeking to send 
USDC or OUSD in more than 160 recipient markets. The capability was described by the company on October 16, 2026, and remains in public preview rather than being broadly available to every US business.
The current restrictions include excluding New York-based companies from the preview. The Cryptonomist reports that Stripe charges a percentage-based fee, making the amount sent an important factor when businesses compare the cost of stablecoin payouts with the company’s other transfer options. Crypto.news cites Stripe documentation for the service’s funding arrangements, while both outlets describe the same geographic reach and eligible assets.
The product expands Stripe’s business payments offering into on-chain settlement, allowing companies to direct dollar-linked tokens to recipient wallets rather than relying solely on conventional payment rails. Its immediate reach is defined by the public-preview status, the more-than-160-market footprint and the New York exclusion. The two supported tokens have established circulation: DeFiLlama reports a USDC circulating supply of $71.15B and an OUSD circulating supply of $912.09M.
Live market data shows USDC at $0.999692, up 0.01% over 24 hours and 0.02% over seven days, with a $70.87B market capitalization. OUSD is listed at $0.999159, unchanged over 24 hours and down 0.01% over seven days, with a $912.2M market capitalization. Both assets therefore remain close to one US dollar, while the broader crypto market is broadly higher; 
Bitcoin is up 3.96% over 24 hours and the Fear & Greed index stands at 50, or Neutral.
The scale of USDC’s circulation gives Stripe’s USDC payout option access to a substantially larger token base than OUSD. The percentage fee, preview restrictions and business-specific eligibility remain the main variables affecting adoption, while the next stage of the rollout will determine whether the recipient-market coverage and company eligibility become permanent. Overall crypto market capitalization is currently $2.76T.
Since this brief published about 4 hours ago, USDC (USDC) has moved from ₹94.59$0.9997 to ₹94.59$0.9997 — -0.00%.
The chart plots USDC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 USDC ≈ ₹102.17 (about $0.9997), up 0.0% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 8.0% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the assets in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · November 5, 2026.
Token Times reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Stripe expands USDC and OUSD wallet payouts across 160-plus — questions & answers
Which stablecoins can eligible US businesses send through Stripe?
Eligible US businesses can send USDC and OUSD to crypto wallets in more than 160 recipient markets.
Is Stripe’s stablecoin payout service fully available?
No. It remains in public preview, and New York-based companies are excluded from the current program.
How large are the circulating supplies of the supported tokens?
DeFiLlama reports $71.15B for USDC and $912.09M for OUSD. Their live market prices are both close to $1.
How much is 1 USDC worth in rupee today?
About ₹102.17 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $0.9997. The rupee price moves with both USDC's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our USDC in rupee page for any amount.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from The Cryptonomist, Crypto.news, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.