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October 6, 2026
On the web
Solana Publishes an Open Settlement Standard That Settles in USDC
Stablecoin Insider
"The Solana Foundation released Solana DvP on October 6, 2026, an open-source escrow program that lets institutions settle a tokenized asset and its payment in one atomic transaction. It is published under the MIT licence, so anyone can use or fork it. J.P. Morgan provided input on institutional settlement practices that shaped the design."
September 14, 2026
On the web
Solana Report: Stablecoins Can Reach Unbanked and Significantly Reduce Remittance Fees
Crowdfund Insider
"Stablecoins are beginning to rewrite the playbook for global remittances, a market that has operated on aging infrastructure for decades. A Solana Foundation report argues that digital dollars on high-throughput blockchains can cut costs, speed settlement, and expand access in ways traditional money-transfer rails have not. The industry’s problems are familiar. Sending $200 still carries an average fee of 6.49 percent."
August 20, 2026
On the web
Solana Stablecoin Active Addresses Hit Record 1.7 Million
CryptoRank
"Active addresses holding Solana-based stablecoins hit a record 1.7 million and total stablecoin supply on Solana reached $16.3 billion, including $6.8B in USDC, $2.9B in USDT and $1.2B in USDGO. This surge signals increasing crypto and DeFi adoption on Solana driven by low fees and high throughput, improving liquidity for trading, remittances and payments while potentially attracting greater regulatory scrutiny as the network competes with Ethereum and Tron."
August 12, 2026
On the web
Solana Moves $650B in Stablecoins Onchain in One Month, Surpassing Ethereum
Crypto Briefing
"Solana processed $650 billion in stablecoin transactions in February 2026, the highest monthly stablecoin volume ever recorded on any blockchain. To put that number in perspective, it doubled Solana’s previous record set just four months earlier in October 2025. For the first time, Solana surpassed Ethereum in monthly stablecoin volume."
July 22, 2026
On the web
Solana Sees $330M Stablecoin Inflow in 24 Hours, Led by Circle
Crypto Briefing
"Solana has experienced a significant influx of stablecoins, with a reported $330 million entering the network in the past 24 hours. This development, primarily driven by Circle, the issuer of USDC, underscores Solana’s role as a major host for stablecoin liquidity. Circle’s recent activity on Solana aligns with reports suggesting that the network holds approximately $15 billion in stablecoins, with USDC constituting a substantial portion."
July 9, 2026
On the web
Stripe’s Solana Stablecoin Push Brings Another Real Payments Use Case Into View
Trading View
"Stripe introduced stablecoin payment settlement for US merchants using Solana. The rollout centres on USDC and aims to make on-chain settlement practical inside merchant flows. It is another sign that stablecoins are moving from trading tools to real payment infrastructure. Solana’s low-cost and relatively fast settlement profile makes it an obvious network for this kind of rollout. For merchants, cost and speed matter more than crypto ideology. If a network can help settle transactions cleanly and cheaply, that is what counts."
June 18, 2026
On the web
Solana Pushes AI-Agent Payments and Stablecoins at Tokyo Summer Series
Coin Insider
"Pay.sh, launched May 5 with Google Cloud, illustrates the kind of infrastructure Solana is building toward. The gateway lets AI agents discover, access and pay for application programming interfaces using USDC on Solana, removing the need for accounts, API keys or subscriptions, with the payment itself serving as the access credential."
April 3, 2026
On the web
Solana Joins Linux Foundation’s Open Payment Platform, ‘x402 Foundation’
Block Chain Reporter
"The Solana Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the Solana blockchain, has joined the open payment network, x402 Foundation, of the Linux Foundation. The other participants of the newly developed x402Foundation include the global leaders like Visa, Stripe, Shopify, Microsoft, Mastercard, Google, Fiserv, Coinbase, Cloudflare, Circle, American Express, and Amazon. As per Solana’s official announcement, the development denotes a landmark in the internet-native payments’ evolution."
March 24, 2026
On the web
Solana Debuts Solana Developer Platform With Mastercard and Western Union as Early Users
The Street
"The Solana Foundation announced the launch of the Solana Developer Platform (SDP). This new "one-stop-shop" is designed specifically for large enterprises and financial institutions to build and launch financial products on the Solana blockchain using simple APIs. By grouping the best infrastructure tools into a single, unified interface, the platform aims to help big businesses get to market in a way that is efficient, compliant, and easy to scale."
August 12, 2024
On the web
Solana, the Cryptocurrency of Future
Fintech News
"Solana has long been considered as a potential “Ethereum killer”. The recent metrics indicate that this statement might be closer to reality than ever before."
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