Shopify Goes Crypto: USDC Payments Launch on Base Network—Stablecoins Hit Main Street

Shopify just flipped the script for e-commerce. Starting today, merchants can tap into USDC payments powered by Coinbase''s Base network—no banks, no borders, no BS.

The move signals a seismic shift: stablecoins aren''t just for degens anymore. With Base''s low fees and Ethereum''s security, mom-and-pop shops now get the same firepower as crypto whales.

But here''s the kicker—while Wall Street still debates ''blockchain adoption,'' Shopify''s 1.7 million merchants just got a one-way ticket to the future of money. Guess who''s late to the party again?

Base to offer cheap USDC payments

The new USDC rollout aims to tap the on-chain economy of Base. The chain’s team announced that the new payment gateways may become a convenient checkout and payment button for all Base users. 

“Pay with crypto”

Millions of @Shopify stores are about to accept USDC on Base. Pay with USDC, get 1% back.

The onchain internet just got its checkout button. https://t.co/YoVcWf7ob3 pic.twitter.com/Poj7IJIcbo

— Base (@base) June 12, 2025

Base is the second most liquid L2 chain with over $3.7B in stablecoin supply. The supply of USDC is over 3.65M tokens, spread across over 4.2M holders. Base has shown to be a chain for fun on-chain activity, allowing for small transactions and retail users. Most of the USDC on Base is native, with only around 14M tokens bridged from other chains. 

In total, USDC has a supply of over 61B tokens and is well-accepted in the entire crypto ecosystem, including centralized and decentralized markets. Base, however, offers the lowest possible gas fees, with no additional requirement to hold tokens or pay for gas. 

Base recently increased its inflow of new addresses, with over 5M new wallets on average added weekly. The chain carries over 1.4M active addresses, accelerating further in the past month. Base relies on its extremely low transaction fees to attract users.

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