the specs
as a payment method
the default rail for USDT/USDC payments — most wallets hold it, and L2s make small payments cheap.
how to accept ethereumcheap and fast with a huge retail user base, especially across Asia — customers with exchange wallets usually hold it.
how to accept bnbIn practice, merchants don't have to choose. A crypt.pe payment page lists every coin you enable — the customer picks whichever they already hold, and each payment settles wallet-to-wallet to your own address with 0% platform fees. Accepting both ETH and BNB just means more customers can pay you.
accept ETH + BNB — freefrequently asked
Neither is strictly better — they optimise for different things. Ethereum focuses on smart contracts, defi, stablecoin rails, while BNB focuses on bnb chain gas, exchange ecosystem. The right choice depends on whether you value Ethereum's Proof of Stake model or BNB's speed, fees and ecosystem for your use case.
Ethereum settles in ~12 s blocks, 1–5 min to settle, while BNB settles in ~3 s blocks, settles in seconds. Typical network fees are ~$0.50–$5 on mainnet, cents on l2s on Ethereum and ~$0.02–$0.10 on BNB.
Both — there is no trade-off. A crypt.pe payment page lists every coin you enable, the customer picks whichever they hold, and each payment settles to your own wallet with 0% platform fees. Accepting both simply widens who can pay you.
Nobody can know — price predictions are scenarios, not facts. You can stress-test your own assumptions with the Ethereum and BNB scenario calculators on crypt.pe, which project the live price forward at growth rates you choose. Educational only, never financial advice.
educational comparison — not financial advice. always do your own research.