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 ethereumthe smoothest checkout experience — near-instant confirmation and negligible fees make it ideal for small, frequent payments.
how to accept solanaIn 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 SOL just means more customers can pay you.
accept ETH + SOL — freefrequently asked
Neither is strictly better — they optimise for different things. Ethereum focuses on smart contracts, defi, stablecoin rails, while Solana focuses on high-throughput payments, consumer apps. The right choice depends on whether you value Ethereum's Proof of Stake model or Solana's speed, fees and ecosystem for your use case.
Ethereum settles in ~12 s blocks, 1–5 min to settle, while Solana settles in ~400 ms blocks, settles in seconds. Typical network fees are ~$0.50–$5 on mainnet, cents on l2s on Ethereum and fractions of a cent on Solana.
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 Solana 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.