A US Bank Visa card that spends a stablecoin balance — cheap to hold, thin on the details that matter

Updated October 2026

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Available in US

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DPT is one of those crypto cards where the interesting part is not the cryptography but the plumbing: the card itself is an ordinary Visa, issued by U.S. Bank, while the money behind it is a stablecoin balance held in a Hong Kong-registered account. If you already hold USDC or USDT and your problem is that ordinary bank cards are awkward where you live, that combination is genuinely useful. If you are looking for cashback, a wide ATM network or a long published fee schedule, DPT is not the card for you — and the card’s own public pages are much better at telling you what it does not say than what it costs.

This is a review written from the card’s public materials, checked on 20 October 2026, plus a set of independent checks I could and could not run. I have not opened an account or used the card, and I say so plainly because everything below is documentation reading, not personal experience.

Conditions are current as of October 28, 2026

Verdict: 8.5 out of 10

I scored DPT at 8.5 out of 10. That is a high score for a crypto card, and the reason is structural rather than promotional: the issuing bank is U.S. Bank, custody sits with BitGo, and I found no complaint pattern to speak of. The deduction is for disclosure, not for conduct. DPT does not publish its issuance fee, its monthly fee, its ATM pricing details or its spending limits in the way established cards do, and for a card aimed at people who cannot easily get a normal bank card, that opacity is a real cost of its own.

The card suits stablecoin holders who want a US Bank-issued Visa and do not mind reading the in-app fee screen to find out what a payment will cost. It does not suit people shopping for rewards, for a big ATM network, or for a card whose terms you can read in full before you commit.

Will they give you the card?

Yes, in most places — with two countries excluded outright and a residence check inside the app.

DPT says spending works in “150+ countries” wherever Visa is accepted. That is a wide reach on paper, and Visa acceptance is genuinely near-universal in the places people actually shop. The catch is on the other side of the equation: the terms say the services are not offered to persons located in, incorporated in or resident of the United States or Canada, or in countries with comprehensive sanctions. Eligibility depends on your country of residence and is checked in the app, so you will find out by trying rather than by reading a country table — the card publishes no list.

That asymmetry is the thing to sit with. The United States is not merely excluded from *issuing* to US residents; it is excluded from the service. A US resident with a perfectly good driver’s licence is in the same position as someone in a comprehensively sanctioned jurisdiction. That is unusual for a company whose card is issued by an American bank.

A failed identity check can also come from an “unsupported jurisdiction”, which is the wording you will see in the app rather than a specific rule. If your country is one where stablecoin use is restricted or heavily scrutinised, expect friction rather than a smooth application.

How to get it

The path is short on paper: download the app, pass identity checks, add the card to a wallet or order the physical one.

• Minimum age 18, and one DPT account per individual.
• Government-issued ID and a live selfie in the app. Verification is typically minutes, sometimes up to 24 hours.
• KYC is required not only for the card but for deposits at full capacity and for payouts. In other words, you cannot quietly use the account as an unverified exchange.
• The card is Visa, issued by U.S. Bank under a Visa licence. You choose between a virtual card for Apple Pay and Google Pay and a physical card with chip and contactless.

One inconsistency is worth knowing about before you start, because it will otherwise sound like the app is contradicting itself. The Learn guide describes passport or national ID *plus* proof of address — a utility bill or bank statement no more than three months old. The signup flow describes government-issued ID and a live selfie, with no proof-of-address document. The two pages differ, and I cannot tell you which is current. Bring both if you can: an ID and a recent statement or bill costs you nothing to have ready.

What DPT does not publish is almost as interesting. Specific tier levels are not stated — limits are shown in the app after verification, and the higher tier has larger limits. Physical card delivery times, shipping cost and replacement cost are not stated. If the wait for a plastic card matters to you, ask support before you order rather than after.

Failures are usually mundane. Blurry or expired ID, a mismatch between your personal details and your documents, or an unsupported jurisdiction.

Fees: what it really costs

Here is the honest version: DPT is cheap for spending in dollars and vague about everything else.

Two of those rows deserve more attention than they get.

The first is the small-transaction fee. Ten cents on a $25 purchase sounds negligible. It is currently waived as a limited-time promotion — undated. Promotions with no end date on the page are promotions that end, and the waiver disappearing is exactly the kind of change that turns a cheap card into an expensive one for someone spending small amounts daily.

The second is the decline fee. Three free declines per calendar month, then fifty cents each. This is not a scam; declines happen for ordinary reasons — a hotel pre-authorisation, an online payment that needs 3-D Secure confirmation, a gas station hold. But if you are somewhere with unreliable connectivity or a merchant that asks for an imprint twice, you can burn through the free allowance in a week. Fifty cents per decline is a poor exchange for a retry that was not your fault.

The ATM row is the one I would read twice. Available, with 2% of the amount plus an FX surcharge of 0% to 1.75% depending on location plus whatever the ATM operator charges, and no free allowance stated. A cash withdrawal abroad can therefore stack three separate costs on top of each other. The card does not tell you how many free withdrawals, if any, are included.

Two or three everyday payments

Coffee, $4.50, in the United States. In USD, with no FX fee. If the purchase is over $25 the small-transaction rule does not apply at all; under it you would be looking at $0.10, currently waived. This is the cheapest case the card has.

A €30 dinner in Paris. The amount converts at the Visa rate and then takes a 0% to 2.00% FX fee depending on the currency. On thirty euros the fee is somewhere between nothing and about sixty cents, and which end you get is not something you control at the till. Nobody at the restaurant can tell you which band applied — you find out in the app afterwards.

A taxi in Nairobi, 3,000 Kenyan shillings. This is the ATM-style worst case if you take cash: 2% of the amount, plus an FX surcharge that could be up to 1.75%, plus the operator’s own fee. On that fare, roughly 3,000 shillings, the combined cost is in the region of 90 to 135 shillings before the operator adds anything. Paying the card directly at the terminal, where it is accepted, avoids the withdrawal fee entirely — but only if the taxi takes cards, which not all of them do.

One structural point about all of these: the card balance and the account balance are the same thing, and the stablecoin converts at the Visa transaction. There is no separate conversion step you can time. Whatever the network does to the peg on the day you spend is what you get, with no second chance.

Top up: how the money gets in

Top up with USDC or USDT on Ethereum, Polygon, Tron or Solana. That is the entire live list, and for most people it is enough.

What is live today:

• USDC or USDT, on Ethereum, Polygon, Tron or Solana.
• No DPT deposit fee.
• The sender pays the blockchain gas; the card does not reimburse it or add to it.
• Minimums: 1 USDC or 1 USDT on Ethereum, Polygon and Solana; 10 USDT on Tron.
• The balance is credited about one minute after the transaction confirms.
• Card balance and account balance are the same, converting at the Visa transaction.

What is on the roadmap and not live: Base, BNB, and fiat deposits. That last one matters more than the network list. There is no way to top up by card or bank transfer today — the card or bank top-up is not live — so your money has to arrive as crypto first. If you are new to stablecoins, that is a meaningful difference from every prepaid card you have used.

Minimums are worth noting for a specific reason. On Tron the minimum is 10 USDT, ten times the others. Tron is the cheapest network to move USDT on, and the card supports it, but the floor is set higher. If you wanted to move five dollars, Tron is not for you that day.

The network choice is the one irreversible decision here. If you send USDT on a network DPT does not support, or to an address belonging to a different network, the transfer can be lost or need manual recovery with no guarantee. There is one specific trap worth naming: Circle stopped supporting USDC on Tron in February 2024, so “USDC over TRC20” is not a native option — over Tron, the currency that works is USDT.

Paying with it every day

In practice the day-to-day use is a virtual card in a phone wallet, with a plastic card as the backup.

Apple Pay and Google Pay are supported “where available”, and whether that includes the physical card is not stated — a small gap worth asking about if your priority is contactless taps on a physical card. The card itself is chip and contactless, which covers most terminals.

What is not stated, and which you may hit:

• Blocked merchant categories. Not stated. The help centre has merchant-restriction articles that I did not read. If you expect to pay at a gambling merchant, buy travel money or use a quasi-cash service, this is the first thing to check in the app.
• Multi-currency balances. Not stated. Payouts are available in 100+ currencies, and the site’s navigation bar says 80+ corridors — two numbers for two different things, worth keeping apart in your head.
• Rewards. No card cashback is stated. There is a Rewards and Referral Program covering referral commissions, points and elite rewards, and there is DPT Earn, a stablecoin yield vault. Neither is cashback on your spending in the ordinary sense. I would not treat this card as one that gives money back for spending.
• App ratings. The app is on the Apple App Store and Google Play, with an Android APK at download.dpt.xyz. I could not locate a store listing by search, so there are no ratings to report — for better or worse. An APK sideloaded outside the Play Store is a small supply-chain consideration; the official store version is the safer default where you have both.
• Disputes. Two different deadlines appear. The Learn guide says file a dispute with support within 60 days of the statement posting date for unauthorised charges. The Terms say card disputes or chargebacks within 90 days of the transaction date. Decisions by DPT or its Service Partners are generally final, and disputes go to the Hong Kong courts or LCIA arbitration in London. If you are ever disputing a charge, use the shorter window.

Two structural things about declining payments are worth carrying with you generally. Address verification compares the numeric parts of the billing address you typed with the issuer’s records, and it is mainly offered in the US, Canada and the UK — generally unavailable for a foreign-issued card, which can cause declines at checkout. And a declined authorisation can leave a hold on your funds that stays for several days, typically up to seven. That is how a failed hotel booking ends up quietly reducing your spendable balance for a week.

What can go wrong

The honest list is short on scandals and long on the ordinary risks of holding money with a company.

Nothing found, and that cuts both ways. I found no official incidents, and a search for DPT Pay reviews returned nothing on Trustpilot or Reddit — no page for DPT on Trustpilot, no review-site results. Absence of complaints from a young or low-profile product is weak evidence. One KuCoin-hosted post by a single author (DeFi Warhol) noted the Android app had about 5,000 downloads and no public card-volume figures. That is a third-party view, unofficial and not confirmed by the card, and I treat it as a data point about visibility rather than about quality.

The company behind it is real and licensed, but the relationship is layered. The operator is DPT (HK) Limited, holding a Hong Kong TCSP licence, no. TC010834, under AMLO Cap. 615. The card is issued by U.S. Bank under a Visa licence. Custody is with BitGo. The Terms say DPT arranges issuance through a Service Partner, and that Hong Kong law governs. So there are several parties between you and the plastic: a Hong Kong programme operator, an American issuing bank, a custodian, and unnamed Service Partners. That is normal for this product category, and it is also why dispute resolution ends up in Hong Kong courts or London arbitration rather than your local consumer ombudsman.

Custody is not deposit. The homepage says assets are held with BitGo, described as a “qualified custodian”, with coverage up to $250M subject to terms. The Terms take a different position: users do not deposit funds with DPT on a custodial basis. The tension between “we hold it” and “you are not depositing with us” is a legal distinction I cannot resolve for you, but it means you should not assume any part of that $250M applies to your balance without reading which entity holds what.

The account can be closed on notice. DPT may delete an account on seven days’ notice. What happens to a remaining balance on closure is not stated. This is the single most important line in the terms for anyone treating the card as their main spending money, and I would ask support directly before you build that habit.

Ordinary fraud risk. Transfers are irreversible, and there is no built-in recovery if a key or a seed phrase goes to the wrong place. DPT’s own safeguards are the sensible ones: 2FA, anti-phishing measures and spending alerts mentioned in the help centre; instant freeze of a lost or stolen card in the app; and an automatic 24-hour lock after three wrong CVV, expiry or PIN attempts. That last one protects the card and inconveniences you, which is the right way round.

Programme-level risk is real in this category, and DPT is not immune to it. Visa and Mastercard do not issue crypto cards to consumers themselves; they license issuers and can suspend a programme. Visa terminated its global agreements with FTX on 13 November 2022 and the FTX US debit card was wound down. WaveCrest, a Visa issuer that supplied crypto card brands, was suspended by Visa in Europe in 2018 and all its Visa programmes closed. Closures follow a pattern: a notice period, then spending and loading stop, then you are asked to withdraw remaining balances. If your balance is material when that happens, the withdrawal terms are what matter — and DPT does not state its closure balance.

Undated terms are a small but persistent problem. The limited-time waiver of the $0.10 small-transaction fee has no end date. The Obsidian tier is undated. No dated licence or programme events were found. When a promotional waiver ends without a public date, you find out at the till.

What to take instead

I scored the three closest alternatives well below DPT, but each fails in a different way, and the right comparison depends on which constraint is binding for you.

Reading that table, three things stand out.

OkiCard publishes the most complete fee schedule of the group and is the only one that tells you its load fee and transaction fee in plain percentages. But its pricing pages contradict each other — issuance $0 on one page, $15 starting price on another, plus an FAQ mentioning a one-time issuance fee — and it requires an initial deposit of 100 USDT before you have done anything. Its network is not specified. It also disclaims sanctions jurisdictions without naming exclusions.

TakeCard is the cheapest on paper and the most restricted in practice: the physical card is Bolivia-only “for now”, with conflicting figures for even that ($20 issuance plus $20 shipping in one article, $10 in another), and a flat 1% commission on every purchase. USD payments are 1:1 with no adjustment, which is attractive if you spend entirely in dollars, but the 1% applies regardless.

Cardex claims “200+ countries” and the widest network list, and its “AI-Powered Conversion Rate” — scanning exchange rates and picking the best at the moment of spend — sounds appealing right up until you look for the fee percentage, which is not stated. Its app store listing is Naira-focused.

None of these three has a Trustpilot or Reddit complaint record either, so on that axis you are choosing between four companies with thin public review histories. That is why the licensing and custody questions, not the ratings, decide it — and DPT’s answers (TC010834, U.S. Bank, BitGo) are the most concrete of the four.

Who I would recommend it to

I would recommend DPT if you hold USDC or USDT, you live somewhere outside the US and Canada, your country of residence passes the in-app check, and you want a Visa that a shop will treat as ordinary because U.S. Bank actually issued it. If your spending is mostly in dollars and mostly online, the fee picture is good — free USD transactions and no deposit fee.

I would recommend it with hesitation if you rely on ATMs, because 2% plus an FX surcharge of up to 1.75% plus the operator’s fee, with no free allowance stated, is expensive in a way the headline does not convey. If you spend small amounts daily, the $0.10 fee on $25 and below being waived “for a limited time” with no date is a live question, not a solved one.

I would not recommend it if cashback drives your card choice, if you need to see a full published fee schedule before committing, if you want to load from a bank account — fiat top-up is not live — or if you are in the United States or Canada. Nor if you are planning to hold a large balance on it: the treatment of a remaining balance if the account is deleted on seven days’ notice is not stated, and “may delete an account on 7 days’ notice” deserves an answer from support before you rely on it.

Before you apply, I would ask support three questions: what the closure balance is, what the small-transaction waiver’s end condition is, and which merchant categories are blocked. All three are things you would rather know before than after.

Frequently asked questions

What is the DPT card?

DPT is a Visa payment card, issued by U.S. Bank under a Visa licence, that spends a stablecoin balance instead of a bank balance. You load it with USDC or USDT and pay as if it were an ordinary Visa card, in shops, online and at terminals worldwide. The operator is DPT (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company holding TCSP licence TC010834, and custody is with BitGo.

Is DPT a bank?

No. DPT is a card programme operator and interface, not a bank. The bank is U.S. Bank, which issues the card under Visa’s licence, and DPT arranges issuance through a Service Partner. The Terms say users do not deposit funds with DPT on a custodial basis, and the governing law named is Hong Kong. So the bank behind the plastic is American; the company you have a relationship with is not.

Who can get a DPT card?

Anyone aged 18 or over who passes identity checks and lives in an eligible country of residence, which is checked in the app. Spending works in “150+ countries” where Visa is accepted, but the services are not offered to persons located in, incorporated in or resident of the United States or Canada, or in comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions. One account per individual.

Does DPT require KYC?

Yes, and more than just for the card. You need a government-issued ID and a live selfie in the app, typically minutes but sometimes up to 24 hours. The Learn guide also mentions proof of address, such as a utility bill or bank statement no more than three months old, so bring one. KYC is also required for deposits at full capacity and for payouts. Failures usually mean a blurry or expired ID or mismatched details.

How do I top up the DPT card?

You send USDC or USDT to the card on Ethereum, Polygon, Tron or Solana. There is no DPT deposit fee, the sender pays the blockchain gas, and the balance is credited about a minute after confirmation. Minimums are 1 USDC or USDT on Ethereum, Polygon and Solana, and 10 USDT on Tron. Your card balance and account balance are the same thing. Fiat top-up by card or bank is not live.

What does DPT charge in fees?

Spending in USD is free. Other currencies take a 0% to 2.00% FX fee depending on the currency. Transactions of $25 or less carry $0.10, currently waived as a limited-time promotion. The first three declined transactions each calendar month are free, then $0.50 each. Top-ups have no DPT fee. ATM withdrawals are 2% plus a 0–1.75% FX surcharge plus any operator fee, with no free allowance stated. Issuance and monthly fees are not published — the schedule is in the app.

Can I add the DPT card to Apple Wallet?

Yes, Apple Pay and Google Pay are supported “where available”, which is the wording the card uses. Whether that support extends to the physical card as well as the virtual one is not stated, so if you want to tap with plastic, check in the app. You can also freeze a lost or stolen card instantly, and three wrong PIN, CVV or expiry attempts lock the card for 24 hours.

Is the DPT card safe?

In the ways that are measurable, it is unusually well constructed: U.S. Bank issues the card, BitGo is named as custodian, there is 2FA and instant freeze, and I found no complaints on Trustpilot or Reddit and no official incidents. Treat the empty complaint record as thin evidence rather than reassurance. Transfers are irreversible, and the treatment of your balance if the account is closed on seven days’ notice is not stated — ask before you rely on it.

How many countries can I use the DPT card in?

The card advertises spending in “150+ countries” wherever Visa is accepted, which covers most of the world in practice. The exclusions matter more than the headline, though: no service in the United States, Canada, or comprehensively sanctioned countries, and eligibility for the card itself is checked by country of residence inside the app rather than from a published list. If your country is not one you are sure about, the answer comes from trying.

How do I withdraw money from DPT?

Crypto withdrawals charge 0.1% from DPT plus the network gas, roughly $2.00 on Ethereum, $1.00 on Polygon, $1.00 on Solana and $5.00 on Tron. Bank payouts are available in 100+ currencies with a provider fee per corridor — for example 0.30% for India, 0.80% for Nigeria, 0.60% for Vietnam, 0.35% for Europe SEPA Instant. Note the two figures differ, so check which applies to your withdrawal method before you need it.

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