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Visa plans to start supporting stablecoins on four blockchains, enabling settlement and payments across multiple networks. The expansion broadens its crypto capabilities and connects traditional card infrastructure with web3 rails, aiming to improve the flexibility and reach of digital value transfer for consumers and merchants.

Western Union selects Solana to underpin a stablecoin and crypto transfer network, targeting faster cross-border transactions and lower costs. The move leverages Solana’s public blockchain to integrate web3 infrastructure into remittance services, aligning legacy money transfer operations with high-throughput crypto rails.

Ethereum’s Fusaka fork makes its final testnet debut and moves toward mainnet activation. The upgrade advances the network’s roadmap by preparing protocol changes for deployment once testing is complete, signaling the next phase in Ethereum’s ongoing technical evolution.