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Visa plans to support stablecoins on four different blockchains, expanding its digital asset capabilities across its global payments footprint. The initiative brings blockchain-based dollar tokens closer to mainstream card and merchant rails, signaling a broader push to integrate crypto settlements alongside traditional payment methods.

Western Union selects the Solana blockchain as the backbone for its stablecoin and crypto network, positioning the remittance leader to move digital assets at scale. The choice aligns its money transfer operations with a high-throughput chain to support faster, programmable transfers as it builds out blockchain-based services for global users.

Ethereum’s Fusaka fork completes its final testnet debut and prepares for activation on mainnet, marking a key step toward the network’s next round of protocol changes. The milestone indicates core client teams have exercised the upgrade under public testing and are coordinating for a forthcoming mainnet rollout.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong meets with 25 U.S. senators over 48 hours as lawmakers move toward a potential breakthrough on crypto regulation. The engagement underscores industry efforts to shape clear federal rules for digital assets, exchanges, and market oversight while policymakers debate frameworks for compliance and innovation.