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According to official announcements, Robinhood Chain has added 8 new stock tokens: J.P. Morgan, Visa, PayPal, BMNR, McDonald's, Disney, Uber, and the VanEck Gold Miners ETF.
According to an MSX announcement, MSX will list the V (Visa) US stock token contract on October 27, 2026 (UTC+8).
According to Bitcoin.com News, a collaborative project in Thailand has launched a digital wallet app called WORPT, which allows foreign tourists to exchange stablecoins such as USDT and USDC for Thai baht and make payments to local merchants via Thailand's QR Promptpay network. Launched under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand’s (SEC) tourist Digipay regulatory sandbox initiative, the app is jointly developed by Waan Exchange and Wipay, in partnership with the USDT issuer, The Mall Group, and Visa. Designed within the sandbox framework, local merchants will not receive cryptocurrency directly; instead, payments are settled in Thai baht through standard payment channels. WORPT also plans to introduce physical and virtual Visa prepaid cards, allowing users to draw from a shared Thai baht balance for both QR code scans and card transactions. The project is slated to hold its official launch event in November 2026.
According to The Block, crypto payment infrastructure company Mesh announced a partnership with Visa, allowing users to directly use cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances in their wallet apps for offline and online payments at over 175 million merchant locations worldwide, without having to sell or transfer assets beforehand. The solution utilizes Visa credentials configured on the backend, with Mesh responsible for transaction fund settlement and currency conversion; users do not need to transfer assets, and merchants are required to make no changes. Bam Azizi, co-founder and CEO of Mesh, stated that the bottleneck in the crypto industry lies in the "last mile" problem, which previously often required obtaining a separate card to solve. The partnership's launch date, supported devices, and participating platforms have not yet been announced.
Odaily reports: Polygon Labs has announced the completion of its acquisition of Coinme, a US-regulated crypto payment service provider, with plans to leverage stablecoin infrastructure to enter the payments market dominated by Visa and Stripe. Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron stated that the acquisition will help Polygon Labs own customer relationships and capture revenue that previously flowed to intermediaries; Polygon Labs has now become a payments-focused company that uses blockchain to move money. In January, Polygon Labs launched Open Money Stack to support stablecoin payments and cross-border transfers, and to charge fees for currency exchange and money transfers. Marc Boiron said the regulated payments business is expected to become profitable by 2027. Data shows that Visa's payment volume exceeded $12.3 trillion in fiscal year 2025, while Stripe's payment volume reached $1.9 trillion. Through the acquisition of Coinme, Polygon Labs will control more business processes in areas such as crypto asset, stablecoin, and fiat currency conversion, rather than handing customers over to third parties. Polygon Labs' unified payments platform is currently still in technical preview and not yet fully open; early users include Tazapay, Mesh, Toku, and Kira.
According to official announcements from Visa, Visa Direct's stablecoin pre-funding capability has moved from the pilot phase to commercial deployment. Payment infrastructure provider Inyo Global has become the first provider to bring this capability into production, enabling support for eligible Visa Direct customers and partners.
according to an official announcement, Gate Card's automatic top-up feature has been comprehensively upgraded. It now connects spot accounts, Gate Money, Simple Earn, and stock accounts, supporting automatic transfers of 14 types of cryptocurrencies and tokenized stock assets. Users can customize the deduction order of accounts and assets, and when the card balance is insufficient, the top-up will be completed automatically, improving fund allocation efficiency and daily payment experience. Combined with the Gate Card points reward system, users can also use cryptocurrencies, gold-related assets, and tokenized stock assets redeemed through spending points for automatic top-ups, forming a complete closed loop of spending, points redemption, and asset utilization.Previously, Gate announced a partnership with Visa to launch a crypto-linked card, with plans to expand related services to more than 40 markets worldwide. Users can use digital assets for payments at online and offline merchants that accept Visa, further exploring everyday use cases for digital assets. Visa's digital payment network covers more than 200 countries and regions, with over 175 million merchant acceptance locations.This upgrade also enriches the integrated financial services scenarios of Gate Money. Gate Money integrates digital assets, fiat currency, stocks, ETFs, gold, bank accounts, and payment services into the Gate App, supporting eligible users in applying online for global bank electronic account services and completing fund receipts and payments, asset exchanges, and other operations. By connecting account funds, asset management, and consumer payments, Gate continues to expand the real-world application of digital assets, improving the service chain from account opening and fund management to asset allocation and daily spending.
Odaily reports: Crypto wallet provider Tangem has announced the launch of its first physical Visa card, supporting in-store and online purchases as well as ATM withdrawals, with an initial limited release of 5,000 cards. Users can top up the card directly from their self-custodial wallet, and if the card is suspended or closed, funds can be transferred back to the wallet.More than 40% of Tangem Pay payments come from Latin America, and over 30% from the United States. Tangem stated that the physical card currently cannot be shipped to approximately 20 countries and regions, including China, Russia, North Korea, and Palestine, with these restrictions affected by KYC, sanctions, banking rules, and card issuance compliance requirements.Tangem Pay will also offer USDC cashback on eligible purchases, with 1% cashback for Basic users and 2% for Plus users. Tangem plans to showcase the first batch of physical cards during Token2049 in Singapore. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Global Dollar (USDG), issued by stablecoin issuer Paxos, will launch in the DeFi ecosystem of Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum, covering Morpho, GMX, Fluid, and Maple, with Kraken providing fiat on-ramp and off-ramp services.Arbitrum aims to capture a portion of the economic benefits generated by stablecoins on its network. The network currently holds about $3.8 billion in stablecoins, of which about 60% is USDC issued by stablecoin issuer Circle.Stablecoin alliances are growing. OpenUSD has gained support from Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, Coinbase, and Shopify, while Qivalis has secured backing from 37 European banks. (CoinDesk)
Odaily reports: Visa stated that its stablecoin-linked card program has seen payment volume grow nearly 200% year-over-year and now supports more than 160 consumer, business, and commercial card programs. So far in fiscal year 2026, approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card transaction volume comes from business and commercial card programs.Mark Nelsen, Visa's Global Head of Product, Commercial, and Money Movement Solutions, said that businesses are seeking trustworthy and reliable ways to move money, and stablecoins are increasingly appearing in commercial applications such as supplier payments, treasury operations, and cross-border commerce. Allium research shows that payments are the fastest-growing use case for stablecoins, with annual payment volume estimated at $401 billion to $527 billion, of which service fees, payroll, and supplier payments account for $56 billion, $43 billion, and $28 billion respectively, with B2B cross-border payments making up 43%.
Odaily News: Open Standard has announced the official launch of its USD stablecoin OUSD. Enterprises and developers can now use OUSD to build internet-native financial services and products for banking, cross-border payments, settlement, and institutional trading. OUSD offers 4 integration paths, with related APIs and tools covering settlement, payment orchestration, trading, foreign exchange, wallets, and card services, all supporting free minting and burning at a 1:1 USD rate.Enterprises can currently access it through Mastercard, Stripe, and the Visa Stablecoin Platform, with Coinbase integration opening on October 1. OUSD will natively support Base, Ethereum, Solana, and Tempo, and will first launch on centralized and decentralized trading platforms including Coinbase, Kraken, and Uniswap. OUSD is issued by Stripe-owned Bridge, with reserve assets held at BlackRock, Lead Bank, and BNY Mellon, and proof of reserves will be published monthly.
According to The Block, New York-based stablecoin payment and tokenized asset company HIFI has announced the completion of a $37 million Series A financing round led by Left Lane Capital. Proceeds from the funding will be used to expand its tokenized capital market infrastructure and product lines. HIFI provides API infrastructure that integrates fund flows, compliance, and settlement capabilities, currently processing over $7 billion annually across 87 countries. Prior to this round, HIFI participated in a tokenized securities production trade co-hosted by DTCC, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and Nasdaq in July. Later this month, it partnered with Visa to extend its stablecoin settlement platform to remittance and card payment scenarios, initially supporting stablecoin settlements for more than 4 billion Visa cards globally.
Fintech company Reap announced a strategic partnership with Visa, planning to leverage Reap's card-issuing infrastructure to launch a Visa credit card program linked to stablecoins across more than 100 markets globally, and to expand its business from Asia and Latin America to regions including Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Reap will also use stablecoins to directly settle payment obligations through Visa's Asia Pacific stablecoin settlement program. The two parties will subsequently explore payment models such as agent commerce, and Reap also plans to introduce card features that support multi-currency stablecoin financing and settlement.
Bitcoin News posted on X platform that the x402 Foundation has incorporated the Lightning Network payment specification into its open internet payment standards. x402 was initially developed by Coinbase, aiming to enable AI agents and applications to automatically complete payments and continue executing tasks upon receiving a "402 Payment Required" response, without needing to create accounts, enter credit card information, or manage API subscriptions.The protocol is now governed by the Linux Foundation, with participation from companies such as Cloudflare, Google, AWS, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and American Express. With the integration of the Lightning Network, AI agents can use satoshis to pay for API calls, data, computing power, MCP tools, and other digital resources, and cryptographically prove payment through Lightning Network preimages.
Odaily News: Visa has released its "Money Travels 2026" report, based on a survey of 2,192 U.S. adults, showing that if stablecoins were equipped with bank-grade fraud protection and deposit insurance, consumer willingness to use them would rise from 36% to 56%; if offered through existing financial institutions, willingness would also increase to 45%. The survey also found that 56% of respondents had never heard of stablecoins, and 64% of respondents had greater trust in payment providers than in the technology itself. Currently, the total global supply of USD-pegged stablecoins has exceeded $295 billion, with USDT at approximately $183.4 billion and USDC at approximately $76 billion; Visa's annualized stablecoin settlement volume has surpassed $20 billion, representing more than a 15-fold increase from a year ago. (The Block)
According to The Block, Visa released its Money Travels 2026 report. Based on a survey of 2,192 U.S. adults, consumer willingness to use stablecoins would rise from 36% to 56% if they feature bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance; if offered through existing financial institutions, willingness could also reach 45%. The survey also indicates that 56% of respondents had never heard of stablecoins, while 64% trust payment providers more than the technology itself. Currently, the global total supply of USD-pegged stablecoins exceeds $295 billion, comprising approximately $183.4 billion in USDT and around $76 billion in USDC. Visa's annualized stablecoin settlement volume has already surpassed $20 billion, representing an increase of over 15 times compared to a year ago.
Sharplink CEO、前贝莱德数字资产战略负责人 Joseph Chalom（@joechalom）发文，稳定币、代币化现实世界资产（RWA）、去中心化金融（DeFi）与 AI 代理四大要素的融合，正在引发一场"经济大爆炸"。其团队模型预测，全球金融服务行业可被争夺的年收入规模将于 2030 年突破 1 万亿美元，并于 2035 年增长至 4 万亿美元。 在费用压缩层面，AI 代理预计将于 2030 年为投资者每年节省约 3500 亿美元的手续费，2035 年这一数字将升至 1.4 万亿美元，相当于消除全球金融行业近四分之一的费用。在资产效率层面，美国家庭约 15 万亿美元的活期与短期存款长期处于低收益状态，每年损失至少 1800 亿美元利息，AI 代理可实现全天候自动优化配置。 在基础设施层面，Coinbase 已开源机器间稳定币微支付标准 x402，以太坊代理注册协议 ERC-8004 上线十周内已有逾万个代理注册，以太坊主网今年 4 月单日交易量创下 360 万笔的历史纪录。目前，Visa、Mastercard、Stripe、PayPal、Coinbase、Binance
Visa is closing a checkout loophole supported by crypto payment infrastructure company Crossmint. The loophole previously allowed users purchasing Meme coins with credit cards to have transactions classified under a merchant category code intended for digital media such as e-books, movies, and music.Visa has notified payment processors, including Checkout.com, that it will no longer accept that code for Meme coin transactions, giving processors a grace period to stop the practice, which is expected to end next week. Thereafter, Meme coin purchases must be processed as cryptocurrency transactions and are subject to Visa's corresponding rules.Chase had disputed a Visa transaction that was not flagged as a cryptocurrency transaction, arguing that its merchant category code was incorrect and that it should not have earned credit card rewards. The New York State Attorney General's Office is also aware of and reviewing the matter. (Decrypt)
According to Crypto in America, the US Senate failed to advance the crypto market structure bill known as the "Clear Act" this week with a 49-50 vote, with Democrats voting as a bloc against it and Republican Senators Collins, Hawley, and Moran joining the opposition. Following the setback, the focus of crypto regulation shifted from Congress to regulatory agencies: the SEC subsequently issued innovation exemption measures, paving a limited pathway for on-chain trading of tokenized US stocks, while the CFTC adopted a no-action stance regarding passive software providers and submitted a broader proposal for crypto market rulemaking to the White House. Meanwhile, Visa announced the closure of a loophole that allowed purchasing memecoins with credit cards in exchange for standard loyalty points, with related processors granted a grace period expected to expire next week. Some Democratic senators involved in the negotiations stated that the "Clear Act" is not "dead," with efforts to restart talks still underway.
Odaily reports: Circle launched the Arc public chain's public mainnet on September 16, 2026. The first batch of 11 founding validators includes BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. Arc uses USDC as its native gas token and supports sub-second finality and optional privacy features, targeting stablecoin payments, real-world assets, and tokenized markets; BlackRock plans to deploy the BUIDL fund to Arc to support on-chain subscriptions and redemptions. Circle stated that the entire initial supply was minted in the United States this week, but this is only a technical milestone and does not represent a commitment to a public offering; the company is exploring a transition of its consensus mechanism from Proof of Authority to Proof of Stake in 2027.