Visa Adds Base, Polygon, Canton, Arc and Tempo to Stablecoin Settlement Program

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Visa added Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo to its planetary stablecoin colony pilot, bringing the full supported networks to nine.
The outgo giant's blockchain colony measurement reached a $7 cardinal annualized tally rate, marking 50% quarter-over-quarter growth.
Visa present operates much than 130 stablecoin-linked paper programs crossed much than 50 countries.

Visa expanded its planetary stablecoin colony aviator to 9 full blockchain networks Wednesday, arsenic the outgo giant's blockchain infrastructure reaches a $7 cardinal annualized tally complaint with 50% quarterly growth.

The recently added networks—Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo—each service chiseled colony needs, according to Visa's announcement. Polygon and the Coinbase-incubated Base are some Ethereum scaling networks, portion Circle’s Arc and Stripe’s Tempo web are layer-1 chains focused connected stablecoins and payments, and Canton offers configurable privateness options for institutions.

These additions complement Visa's existing enactment for Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar, creating a broad multi-chain colony layer.

The pilot's accelerated maturation reflects accelerating organization adoption of blockchain outgo rails. Visa’s stablecoin colony measurement jumped from astir $4.7 cardinal to $7 cardinal connected an annualized ground successful conscionable 1 quarter, the fiscal elephantine said.

Visa's broader stablecoin ecosystem extends beyond colony infrastructure. The institution operates much than 130 stablecoin-linked paper programs spanning much than 50 countries, bridging integer assets with accepted outgo networks.

“Our partners are gathering successful a multi-chain world, and they expect their options to bespeak that reality,” said Visa Global Head of Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships Rubail Birwadker, successful a statement. “Expanding our stablecoin colony aviator programme to much blockchains means our partners tin take the networks that champion acceptable their needs, portion relying connected Visa to supply a communal colony furniture crossed each of them.”

Arc, Tempo, and Canton are newer entrants to the blockchain industry, and Visa has already offered enactment to each three. Visa is simply a design spouse for Arc, and much precocious became a validator for both Tempo and Canton.