The end state is removing the card entirely. Crypto users already have the ability to pay. If merchants can accept crypto or stablecoin settlement, most of card network becomes unnecessary.
Stablecoin cards are just a temporary bridge while we solve the remaining challenges of merchant acceptance, UX, and privacy.
Tried topping up OpenRouter with USDC from my Phantom wallet and kept getting "insufficient funds" with 25 USDC sitting right there and the invoice asking for 10.50.
Turns out my USDC was on Solana, while the payment link only accepts it on Base, Ethereum or Polygon. The error never tells you that.
So I made a small checkout that handles the cross-chain topup to OpenRouter. mostly to save myself some time: https://t.co/iKLl2nTxVe
It currently supports USDT / USDC on Solana, BNB Chain, and Stellar.
@afkehaya Were you using @phantom by any chance? It may have been looking specifically for USDC on Base, so your USDC on Solana didn’t show up. I ran into the same issue. This workaround might help https://t.co/28apA9FDnp
OpenRouter credits, now payable with USDT or USDC on @solana
Pay from your Solana wallet @phantom, @solflare, @Backpack and top up in minutes.
👉 https://t.co/4ILdmm0zoy
@Boltzhq Thanks for the update. We built a checkout flow powered by @Boltzhq that lets users top up OpenRouter with Bitcoin Lightning, so we’re looking forward to EVM swaps coming back online.
https://t.co/bIM0vZW7BX
@vishal4c@OpenRouter@AskVenice Another option : Stripe’s MPP (https://t.co/OyzwO7nno1) lets agents pay per API call or session through 402 payment challenges. Its service catalog includes OpenAI, Anthropic, and OpenRouter endpoints, with stablecoins payment.
@YaelOss Our checkout supports Bitcoin Lightning. We use @boltz for the BTC processing, and Coinbase Payments automatically confirms the Openrouter order. https://t.co/bIM0vZW7BX
@YaelOss Paying directly to an address can create payment-reconciliation issues. If a user withdraws 10.5 USDC from the exchange (which deduct a withdrawal fee), so the received amount is short $9.50. That can leave the payment stuck.