Mastercard launches Open USD stablecoin on Solana for cross-border payments
- —Mastercard issued the OUSD stablecoin on Solana
- —Partners include Visa, Coinbase, Stripe and Shopify
- —BVNK provides the settlement infrastructure
- —Goal is to cut multi-day delays and opaque fees
Why it matters: A top payments network is moving a stablecoin into settlement, boosting Solana adoption and competition among payment stablecoins.
Source: Crypto Briefing