Visa offers stablecoin settlement for U.S. banks using Circle’s USDC on Solana
Visa has enabled U.S. issuer and acquirer banks to settle VisaNet obligations in Circle’s USDC on the Solana blockchain, reaching an annualized settlement run rate of $3.5 billion as of November 30, 2025. The initiative targets merchant payouts, cross-border transfers and corporate treasury flows, introducing near-instant, 24/7/365 settlement finality as a structural alternative to traditional […]
Real-World Asset DeFi Moves Into Sports Finance With Tokenized Football Club Revenues
Real-world asset DeFi is stepping onto the pitch by targeting a familiar headache for football clubs: short-term liquidity gaps created by uneven cash flows from media and commercial contracts. The protocol, Decentral, runs on the Chiliz blockchain and channels stablecoin liquidity toward clubs. Tokenizing future club revenues to unlock faster cash is the premise behind […]