Stripe’s Valuation Jumps to $159 Billion as It Doubles Down on Stablecoin Payments

New updates have been reported about Stripe.

Stripe has completed a new employee share tender that values the payments company at about $159 billion, a roughly 74% increase from the $91.5 billion valuation it set in a similar secondary sale announced in February 2025. The latest transaction, which includes participation from Thrive Capital, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, and Stripe itself, underscores strong investor demand for exposure to the company ahead of any potential public listing.

Timed with its annual founders’ letter, Stripe highlighted rapid growth in crypto-related payment activity as a key strategic driver, reporting that global stablecoin payment volume reached roughly $400 billion in 2025, with an estimated 60% tied to B2B use cases. To capture this demand, Stripe has been building out its crypto infrastructure, acquiring wallet provider Privy in July, launching its own payments-focused blockchain, Tempo, in September, and scaling Bridge, the stablecoin orchestration platform it bought last year, which it says has seen transaction volume more than quadruple.