How we verify

Every listing on Stablecoin Accepted answers one question — can I pay this service with crypto — ideally a stablecoin — and how? — using only what the merchant itself has published or shown at checkout. This page explains the levels, the evidence we accept, how often we re-check and how corrections work.

Verification levels

Checkout-verified: We opened the merchant’s own checkout or top-up page and saw the stablecoin option, the network and the processor. We publish a redacted screenshot with the capture date and source.
Docs-verified: The merchant’s official help center, pricing page, terms, changelog or announcement says it in writing. We store the URL and a verbatim quote, and usually a redacted screenshot of the passage.
Reported: Only third-party articles, a payment processor’s case study or a reader’s tip. We do not publish these until we find official confirmation.

Evidence rules

Merchant sources only. Third-party “who accepts USDT” lists often contradict the merchant’s own pages, so we use them as leads, never as evidence.
Quotes stay verbatim and in the original language. Translated pages translate our text, not the evidence.
No guessing. If the source does not name the network, the processor, KYC rules or refund terms, the listing says “Not stated”.
Conflicts are shown, not hidden. If two official pages disagree, we quote both and say which one we followed.
Screenshots are redacted. Email addresses, wallet addresses, order numbers and any personal data are blurred before publishing. Older screenshots stay in the listing’s history.
Thin listings are not indexed. If a merchant confirms stablecoins but names neither a network nor a processor, the page stays live for readers but is kept out of search engines until we know more.

Review schedule

Each listing is re-checked within 90 days of its last verification. Both dates appear at the top of every listing.
If a review is late, the page shows “Re-check overdue” instead of quietly disappearing.
Paid “Verified Listing” plans (not yet available) will only shorten the review interval. They never change the level or the outcome.

When something changes

When a merchant adds or drops a coin, network or processor, we update the listing and add a dated line to its history.
When a merchant stops accepting stablecoins, the listing stays online, marked as stopped, with the date. Stale “accepted” claims are worse than none.
Every change across the directory is collected in the public Changelog.

Corrections

Spotted something out of date or wrong? Report a correction, ideally with a link to the merchant’s official page. We re-check the listing against the merchant’s own sources, fix it if needed and record the fix in the listing history. Merchants get no special treatment: a correction from the merchant still needs an official source.

What we list

Legitimate software and online services only. The full inclusion and exclusion rules are in our Listing policy.