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April 3, 2026

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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

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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

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