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Visa announced the expansion of its stablecoin settlement capabilities to include the Ethereum and Solana blockchains. The company is partnering with merchant acquirers Worldpay and Nuvei for pilot programs. 5 G w' F; ~: r3 \. z3 [
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As part of live pilots, Visa has already moved millions of USDC between its partners over the Solana and Ethereum blockchain networks to settle fiat-denominated payments authorized over VisaNet, the payments giant detailed in a press release.
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Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, stated that the move aims to speed up cross-border settlements and provide a stablecoin payment option for clients. “By leveraging stablecoins like USDC and global blockchain networks like Solana and Ethereum, we’re helping to improve the speed of cross-border settlement and providing a modern option for our clients to easily send or receive funds from Visa’s treasury,” said Sheffield.
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* F; x& i1 V3 DWorldpay and Nuvei are fintech companies serving merchants across various sectors. With Visa’s support, they expect to offer merchants the option to receive payments in stablecoins like USDC. ) g# `/ K& d1 a5 H& c/ _# a
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This announcement also marks Visa’s inclusion of Solana as a supported blockchain for settlements, making it one of the first major payment companies to do so. 3 x6 l4 v, |( E7 u2 A$ G
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Cryptocurrency exchanges review:
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2 C0 [+ L5 m! X, ?( i* T/ `1 ? D#1 OKX - 24h Volume: $ 1 097 255 972.
! m5 E2 J, J) |5 j% k) K) ]+ z0 bOKX is an Hong Kong-based company founded in 2017 by Star Xu. Not available to users in the United States.
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#2 ByBit - 24h Volume: $953 436 658. 6 v- ^9 A/ h$ b: T) r0 k% u7 V
It is headquartered in Singapore and has offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Bybit works in over 200 countries across the globe with the exception of the US. _) s( |) ?) F2 K# F& N
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#3 Gate.io - 24h Volume: $ 643 886 488. - H- N3 ?5 q+ P9 Y9 q$ w1 N
The company was founded in 2013. Headquartered in South Korea. Gate.io is not available in the United States.
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#4 MEXC - 24h Volume: $ 543 633 048. ) k1 j, @9 L% g2 S# ]6 X
MEXC was founded in 2018 and gained popularity in its hometown of Singapore. US residents have access to the MEXC exchange.
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6 t+ B" V9 H# [; I#5 KuCoin - 24h Volume: $ 513 654 331.
. F* B# i" A) J5 V7 w9 M1 B; c' {KuCoin operated by the Hong Kong company. Kucoin is not licensed to operate in the US.
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* E7 \5 N1 C* Q+ E9 @3 M8 M#6 Huobi - 24h Volume: $ 358 727 945. - o- Q n$ p8 B& r ^4 r
Huobi Global was founded in 2013 in Beijing. Headquartered in Singapore. Citizens cannot use Huobi in the US. 1 L, L& k! v# Q# u" F
& p4 [$ f% p2 ^( O' ~& D#7 Bitfinix - 24h Volume: $ 77 428 432.
1 u2 r: P0 @4 ]7 U! `% iBitfinex is located in Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan. Bitfinex is not currently available to U.S. citizens or residents. ' d/ E2 e' Y, I0 Q4 ~; Y
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Crypto Review: https://my-crypto-jam.blogspot.com/2023/09/BlackRock.html 6 W, \0 M0 K+ c& }6 e& C
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