Mastercard has launched support for on-chain settlement using regulated stablecoins including USDC, PYUSD, and RLUSD across eight blockchain networks such as Ethereum and Solana. This new system enables 24/7 settlement, including intraday windows, weekends, and public holidays, addressing liquidity timing gaps in traditional payment systems. Early partners like Cross River, Lead Bank, and Nuvei are already live, with initial rollout in the US and Latin America and plans for global expansion through 2026. The move aims to enhance real-world utility of stablecoins by integrating them into mainstream payment infrastructure with existing security and fraud protections.
House of Doge, the corporate arm of the Dogecoin Foundation, has partnered with Paxos to integrate Dogecoin (DOGE) into Paxos' regulated crypto brokerage and custody services. This move could bring DOGE to PayPal and Venmo's combined user base of hun...
Stellar's XLM token trades between $0.15 and $0.17 in May 2026, significantly below its 2018 peak despite tokenizing $1.2 billion in real-world assets and strong institutional partnerships with PayPal, Franklin Templeton, Visa, and others. The platfo...
Litecoin, once promoted as a fast, cheap digital payment option, is losing ground to stablecoins like USDC and USDT that offer similar speed and low fees but without price volatility. Merchants and users prefer stablecoins because they maintain a con...
