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USDT, Tether’s digital token pegged to traditional currencies, is leading a quiet revolution in the world of finance. In a landmark development, USDT has surpassed Visa’s average daily transaction volume on the Tron blockchain, underscoring its position as the undisputed leader in the stablecoin space. This surge signifies a growing confidence in stablecoins and their…

Payment giant VISA has significantly moved in the digital currency space by expanding its stablecoin settlement services to the Solana (SOL) blockchain.  According to recent announcements, the company aims to enhance the capabilities of traditional payment systems through this pilot program, which is currently in the testing phase.  This initiative is expected to improve cross-border…

Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, a global payments technology company operating in over 200 countries, has confirmed that they have deployed its first paymaster smart contract on the Goerli testnet of Ethereum, a smart contracting platform. Visa Is Experimenting In a tweet on May 17, 2023, Sheffield said that Visa would continue researching and…

Visa and ConsenSys, a blockchain software startup, are working to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program to explore retail applications such as cards and wallets. Both firms will first meet with an estimated 30 central banks to discuss the goals that governments hope to achieve with government-backed digital currency. The pilot program…

Solana has had an amazing past 2 years as it became one of the fastest growing altcoins; in 2022, we see how they are doing what many tokens couldn’t and won’t be able to do. Few fall in the same category as Solana, so let’s take a look at what’s taken the token here, and…

According to a new study, more than half of Americans believe that using crypto payment provides firms a competitive advantage. 57% Want Bitcoin Payment According to a recent survey conducted by payment network Mercuryo, 57% of respondents felt that taking bitcoin payments will provide businesses a competitive advantage. More than a third of businesses indicated…

It’s a new dawn. Credit card giant Visa is now in the cryptocurrency business. They won’t be buying and selling yet, though. Its new division will focus on advising everyone. From retail customers to financial institutions, even central banks can get information from Visa’s crypto experts. A lot of people still value the input traditional…

Visa now makes a full head plunge into the NFTs following its evaluation of the technology behind the assets. The global payment giant described NFTs as having the potential to serve as the engagement medium for fans. Visa made this description through its recent whitepaper publication. The publication suggests that Visa sees non-fungible tokens as…

Visa is showing some bullish behavior around NFTs. As reported on at our sister network Bitcoinist today, Visa made a splash by purchasing a CryptoPunk to kick off the week. The purchase was made late last week for around 49.50 ETH – approximately $150,000. The company is showing clear optimism on the future of the…

Alchemy has announced that it will be rolling out cryptocurrency cards that will support above 40 cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and others. Furthermore, the crypto-fiat platform disclosed that users could link the cards to their Paypal digital wallets and Google Pay from the announcement. With such, users can pay through both Visa and MasterCard networks seamlessly.…