Overview
- The feature is live for eligible creators in the United States, confirmed by PayPal crypto head May Zabaneh, with Google acknowledging the addition and declining further comment.
- YouTube continues issuing payouts in dollars into PayPal’s system, and PayPal converts and settles those payments in PYUSD without YouTube holding or moving crypto.
- Creators who use PayPal for earnings can select PYUSD in their payout settings for ad revenue, memberships, and Super Chat, then hold, spend, convert, or transfer funds within PayPal’s network.
- YouTube enabled the option after PayPal added PYUSD recipient payouts in the third quarter, reflecting wider stablecoin adoption following new U.S. rules under the GENIUS Act.
- PYUSD, issued via Paxos, has grown to roughly $3.9–$4.0 billion in market value and is integrated across PayPal and Venmo, with no announced timeline for expansion beyond the U.S.