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Meta’s USDC creator payouts went live on April 29 after the company updated its support page to indicate that eligible creators in Colombia and the Philippines can now receive earnings in USDC on either Solana or Polygon. Yahoo Finance reported that Stripe—after acquiring stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge for $1.1 billion in late 2024—is the payments provider handling transactions and generating crypto-related tax documents for creators.
Meta also told reporters it is “not issuing a Meta stablecoin” and is instead using Circle’s USDC, described as the second-largest stablecoin by market cap.
As previously reported, the move aligns with Meta’s February plans to enter the stablecoin payments space through third-party infrastructure, with Stripe emerging as the leading partner following a request for proposal (RFP) process.
The selection of Solana is notable for transaction performance. Solana processes transactions in roughly 400 milliseconds, with fees under $0.001. Separately, crypto.news reported that Circle minted over $10.5 billion USDC on Solana in a single month earlier in 2026, positioning Solana as the leading chain for USDC settlement volume ahead of Ethereum.
Meta paid content creators nearly $3 billion in 2025. Even a partial shift of creator payouts into stablecoin form would translate into meaningful settlement activity across Solana and Polygon.
Meta’s distribution reach is also a key factor: the company said it provides the payout mechanism through more than 3 billion users across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The approach differs from Meta’s 2019 Libra effort, which failed, in part, because it aimed to issue its own currency, control the wallet, and run the settlement network—creating a structure regulators could target as a single point of control.
In the 2026 model, Meta is positioned more as a customer than an issuer: Circle issues USDC, Stripe moves the money, and Solana and Polygon process the transactions, while Meta handles distribution to creators through its platforms.
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