Adult entertainment giant Pornhub announces it will stop supporting USDT and switch all creator payouts to USDC: more reliable, more secure

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Pornhub, the leader in adult video, announced on the 21st that it is officially switching creator Payouts from USDT to USDC, issued by Circle, to enhance settlement security and compliance. The company emphasized that USDC offers more transparent audits and regulatory safeguards. (Previous coverage: Circle founder confirms that its stablecoin public chain Arc will issue tokens, targeting the AI agent economy) (Background: Circle CEO states: No KRW stablecoin will be issued, but ready to provide "token issuance technology" for South Korea) Pornhub issued a notice announcing an adjustment to its stablecoin payment settlement policy. Effective immediately, Pornhub will no longer support USDT for creator payouts, shifting entirely to USDC issued by Circle. On April 21, local time, Pornhub, the world's largest adult video platform, issued a notice to members of its Model Program. According to the instructions provided by Pornhub to creators, this change in payment method is intended to make payouts "more reliable and secure." Currently, Pornhub's creator payout page has been updated; the original USDT option has been removed and replaced with USDC, while traditional payment and crypto channels such as Paxum, Verge, and Cosmo remain available. It is worth noting that this change currently applies primarily to "creator Payouts." As for the payment process for users subscribing to Premium memberships, it appears that the status quo of supporting multiple cryptocurrencies (including USDT) remains, but the market generally expects that this wave of "compliance" may eventually affect the entire platform's cash flow. This change has sparked heated discussions on X (formerly Twitter) and within the crypto community. Analysts point out that Pornhub's shift reflects the differences in compliance between the two leading stablecoins: - The transparency advantage of USDC: USDC, issued by Circle, publishes public reserve audit reports monthly, and its assets are primarily held in regulated U.S. financial institutions, making it more attractive to platforms that need to integrate with the banking system. - Regulatory pressure on USDT: Although USDT (Tether) holds an advantage in liquidity and transaction fees (especially on the Tron chain), its reserve transparency has long faced controversy. Pornhub was previously forced to turn to cryptocurrency payments to survive after being blocked by traditional payment giants like Visa and Mastercard, becoming a benchmark for Web3 real-world applications. However, as the global crypto regulatory framework matures, even platforms on the "fringes" of finance are beginning to prioritize "bank-friendly" assets.

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