# Adds payment method-level support for configuring future usage of crypto payment methods in Checkout Sessions

## What’s new

Adds the ability to override the Checkout Session top-level future usage setting for [crypto payments](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/stablecoin-payments.md) by adding the [setup_future_usage](https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/create.md?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options-crypto-setup_future_usage) parameter to the `payment_method_options.crypto` hash of Checkout Sessions.

## Impact

You can now specify that you don’t intend to reuse a [crypto payment method](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/stablecoin-payments.md) when configuring a Checkout Session by setting the crypto-specific [setup_future_usage](https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/create.md?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options-crypto-setup_future_usage) parameter to `none`. This new parameter lets you override the top-level Checkout Session setting when making crypto payments.

## Changes

#### REST API

| Parameter | Change | Resources or endpoints                                                                                                                                       |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `crypto`  | Added  | [Checkout.Session#create.payment_method_options](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

#### Ruby

| Parameter | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                                                             |
| --------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `crypto`  | Added  | [Checkout::SessionCreateParams::PaymentMethodOption](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

#### Python

| Parameter | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                                                          |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `crypto`  | Added  | [checkout.SessionCreateParamsPaymentMethodOption](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

#### PHP

| Parameter | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `crypto`  | Added  | [Checkout\Session.create().$params.payment_method_option](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

#### Java

| Parameter | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                                                              |
| --------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `crypto`  | Added  | [checkout.SessionCreateParams.payment_method_options](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

#### Node.js

| Parameter | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                                                              |
| --------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `crypto`  | Added  | [Checkout.SessionCreateParams.payment_method_options](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

#### Go

| Parameter | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                                                    |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Crypto`  | Added  | [CheckoutSessionPaymentMethodOptionsParams](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

#### .NET

| Parameter | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                                                     |
| --------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Crypto`  | Added  | [CheckoutSessionPaymentMethodOptionsOptions](/api/checkout/sessions/create?api-version=2026-03-25.dahlia#create_checkout_session-payment_method_options) |

## Upgrade

#### REST API

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## Related changes

- [Updates card property requirements and adds 3D Secure authentication properties to Payment Records](https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/dahlia/2026-03-25/payment-records-card-property-requirements-and-3d-secure-properties.md)
- [Adds support for the UPI payment method](https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/dahlia/2026-03-25/adds-support-for-the-upi-payment-method.md)
