Visa Goes Multi-Chain: Expands Stablecoin Settlement to Nine Blockchains
Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot has reached a $7 billion annualized run rate, prompting the payment giant to add support for Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo.
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Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot has reached a $7 billion annualized run rate, prompting the payment giant to add support for Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo.
Argentine fintech Belo secures $14 million in a round led by Tether to scale its stablecoin-powered digital wallet across six new markets, targeting the region’s exploding remote workforce.
Ripple’s enterprise-grade stablecoin, RLUSD, has officially integrated with OKX, bringing 280+ trading pairs and institutional-grade margin collateral to one of the world’s largest trading platforms.
At the Bitcoin 2026 conference, CNB Governor Aleš Michl presented data showing that a 1% Bitcoin allocation optimizes sovereign reserves, marking a historic shift in central bank policy.
Canada, the birthplace of the Bitcoin ATM, is moving to ban the machines entirely. Citing their role as a “primary method” for fraud and money laundering, the 2026 Spring Economic Update marks a major shift in Ottawa’s crypto strategy.
Polymarket is in active discussions with the CFTC to lift the 2022 prohibition on US users, aiming to merge its massive international liquidity with its regulated domestic arm as competition with Kalshi heats up.
TON Tech has introduced AI-powered agents to the Telegram ecosystem, enabling users to automate swaps, staking, and portfolio management directly on the TON blockchain.
Visa is partnering with WeFi, co-founded by Reeve Collins, to integrate decentralized finance with regulated payment rails, bringing IBANs and stablecoin payments to the under-banked.
Tether is moving beyond its stablecoin roots to disrupt the Bitcoin mining industry, partnering with Canaan to build modular, immersion-cooled hardware that separates compute from power for industrial-scale efficiency.
Paxos Labs and Toku have partnered to allow employees to earn yield on USDC, USDT, and USDG salaries immediately upon payment, eliminating the need for manual transfers or lockup periods.