To accept crypto, choose supported receiving wallets, create a payment request, let the customer approve a transfer, and verify settlement before fulfilling the order. Start with a small, clearly supported set of payment routes rather than enabling every network immediately.
Prepare the receiving side
List the currencies your customers actually hold and the networks they use. Match each route to a wallet you control and understand. An EVM address may look identical across several networks, but balances and token contracts remain network-specific. Native Bitcoin, Solana, Tron and TON require their respective receiving-address setup.
In Coinvay, configure receiving wallets and accepted payment methods in the merchant workspace. Protect the account with an appropriate sign-in method and two-factor authentication. A checkout service should not need your wallet recovery phrase to receive ordinary payments.
Choose a first checkout path
For a service business, a hosted invoice link is often enough: create an order reference, enter the invoice amount, add a memo and send the customer the resulting checkout URL. A developer can instead create invoices from the merchant’s backend and open the returned checkout path.
Suppose a tutoring business sells a lesson package. It can test one invoice end to end before connecting a scheduling system. The important outcome is a verified payment linked to the correct lesson order, not merely a checkout that looks complete.
Rehearse exceptions as well as success
Use Coinvay’s separate Base Sepolia sandbox for test ETH or test USDC. Try manual instructions, the transaction-hash fallback and an expired checkout. Keep live assets out of that environment. Before launch, decide how staff handle overpayments, wrong-network transfers and refund requests; those situations are not automatically resolved by receiving funds.
Practical checklist
- Confirm the asset, network and receiving address together.
- Publish payment timing and refund expectations.
- Keep API keys on your server and test fulfillment once.
Common questions
Can I accept crypto without writing code?+
A hosted invoice and checkout link can collect a payment without a custom integration. Automated inventory, delivery or account activation still needs a reliable operational process.
Does accepting a stablecoin eliminate all risk?+
No. Stablecoins reduce one kind of price exposure but add issuer, contract, network and redemption considerations. Select assets based on your actual business needs, rather than assuming a dollar reference makes them identical to bank deposits.
Sources and further reading
Primary references and Coinvay product documentation. Check the linked pages for current details.
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