Journal

CryBit blog

Short pieces on how crypto payments actually work for a shop: invoices, USDT, fees, screening, donations.

Stablecoins vs volatile coins: how a merchant avoids price risk

5 min read

Stablecoins vs volatile coins: how a merchant avoids price risk

If a customer pays in Bitcoin or Ether, the price can move before you sell. How conversion at the moment of payment works, what a stablecoin settlement really protects and its limits.

  • Merchants
  • USDT
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Accept crypto on any website without a plugin: three ways

6 min read

Accept crypto on any website without a plugin: three ways

No ready module for your platform? Three approaches that work on any site or CMS: a manual payment link, a small server script with the API, and the embedded widget.

  • Guides
  • API
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Crypto payment security: a checklist for merchants

5 min read

Crypto payment security: a checklist for merchants

Practical steps that reduce the risk when you accept crypto: two-factor login, API key hygiene, signed webhooks, HTTPS, idempotent handling, AML screening and phishing awareness.

  • Security
  • Merchants
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How to check a USDT transaction by its hash (txid) and know if it arrived

5 min read

How to check a USDT transaction by its hash (txid) and know if it arrived

What a transaction hash is, where to find it, how to check it in a block explorer and in the CryBit explorer, and what pending, confirmed and failed mean.

  • USDT
  • Guides
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Cheapest network for USDT payments: how to compare and what to offer

5 min read

Cheapest network for USDT payments: how to compare and what to offer

Which networks keep the USDT fee low on small payments, why the answer depends on the ticket size and the customer wallet, and how to set up a sensible list at checkout.

  • USDT
  • Networks
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Which cryptocurrencies to accept in your business: a practical shortlist

6 min read

Which cryptocurrencies to accept in your business: a practical shortlist

You do not need 300 coins on day one. Which coins and networks cover most customers, why stablecoins come first and where Bitcoin, Ether, TON, Solana, Litecoin and Dogecoin fit.

  • Merchants
  • Coins
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How to choose a crypto payment gateway: a checklist of 10 questions

6 min read

How to choose a crypto payment gateway: a checklist of 10 questions

Ten questions to ask before you connect any crypto payment gateway: networks, real fees, custody, settlement, API and webhooks, AML, payouts, support and exit.

  • Merchants
  • Guides
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USDT TRC-20 fee explained: energy, bandwidth and why it costs 6 or 13 TRX

6 min read

USDT TRC-20 fee explained: energy, bandwidth and why it costs 6 or 13 TRX

Why a USDT transfer on TRON burns different amounts of TRX, what energy and bandwidth are, how a new receiving address doubles the cost and how it affects small payments.

  • USDT
  • TRON
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Refunds in crypto: what to do when a customer asks for their money back

5 min read

Refunds in crypto: what to do when a customer asks for their money back

On-chain payments cannot be reversed, so refunds are a merchant policy. How to set the rules, what the customer needs to give you and how AML returns differ.

  • Merchants
  • Payments
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Crypto payments vs card payments: what changes for a merchant

6 min read

Crypto payments vs card payments: what changes for a merchant

A sober comparison of accepting crypto and cards: finality and chargebacks, fees, who can pay, volatility, refunds and compliance.

  • Merchants
  • Payments
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How to accept crypto payments in a Telegram bot

5 min read

How to accept crypto payments in a Telegram bot

A Telegram bot can sell access, subscriptions and goods for crypto without a static wallet: one invoice per purchase, a link in the chat, a webhook that unlocks the product.

  • Telegram
  • Guides
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Crypto payment webhooks: verify the signature and handle retries

6 min read

Crypto payment webhooks: verify the signature and handle retries

How to receive a paid webhook safely: check the X-CryBit-Signature header, ignore old requests, answer quickly and make handling idempotent.

  • API
  • Security
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Crypto payment API in three calls: create an invoice, check the status, read the balance

6 min read

Crypto payment API in three calls: create an invoice, check the status, read the balance

The CryBit merchant API in plain words: authentication, the fields of an invoice, statuses, sandbox mode and what to do when the customer pays.

  • API
  • Developers
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Crypto payment confirmations: how long to wait before you ship

6 min read

Crypto payment confirmations: how long to wait before you ship

What a confirmation is, why the wait differs between Bitcoin, TRON and layer-2 networks, and what to do with late, partial and wrong-network payments.

  • Payments
  • Blockchain
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USDT on TRC-20, BEP-20, ERC-20 and layer-2: which network to offer customers

6 min read

USDT on TRC-20, BEP-20, ERC-20 and layer-2: which network to offer customers

The same USDT lives on many networks. How they differ in fees, speed and audience, and how to pick the ones to offer at checkout.

  • USDT
  • Networks
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How to accept USDT on your website: a step-by-step guide

6 min read

How to accept USDT on your website: a step-by-step guide

What you need to take USDT payments on a site or in an app: an account, invoices, a network for the customer, confirmation and settlement.

  • USDT
  • Guides
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Accept crypto donations without a static wallet on the landing page

5 min read

Accept crypto donations without a static wallet on the landing page

Public fundraising pages, private collection links, USDT on the balance. How CryBit collections differ from a QR in the bio.

  • Fundraising
  • Donations
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AML checks on crypto payments: what they catch, what they do not

6 min read

AML checks on crypto payments: what they catch, what they do not

Incoming addresses can be screened. How CryBit’s AML and explorer tools fit a merchant flow — without pretending the chain is anonymous or perfectly clean.

  • AML
  • Risk
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Crypto acquiring fees: what you pay, and what the network charges

5 min read

Crypto acquiring fees: what you pay, and what the network charges

CryBit fees start at 0.5%. Network gas is separate. Who can pay the acquiring fee, and where to read the live table.

  • Fees
  • Pricing
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Why merchants settle crypto payments in USDT

6 min read

Why merchants settle crypto payments in USDT

Customers pay in many coins. The shop books one asset. How USDT settlement on CryBit keeps the books simple.

  • USDT
  • Settlement
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What crypto acquiring is — and how it differs from an exchange

7 min read

What crypto acquiring is — and how it differs from an exchange

Crypto acquiring lets a site take coins from customers and credit the merchant in USDT. How the invoice flow works, and where CryBit fits.

  • Acquiring
  • Merchants
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Accept crypto, receive USDT

Create a merchant, issue an invoice, try the sandbox. Live accepting opens after review.