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The expansion of stablecoin settlement continues to gain momentum as Visa announced support for five additional blockchains across its global pilot. The move reflects rising demand for multi-chain settlement options and comes as the company’s blockchain infrastructure reaches a $7 billion annualized run rate, marking 50% quarterly growth.
With stablecoins becoming a practical tool for global money movement, the pilot now spans nine networks and offers partners broader flexibility in how they access liquidity and streamline operations. The newly added networks are Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo, each serving distinct roles within the settlement ecosystem.
Together, these additions expand the pilot beyond earlier support for Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar.
Visa’s pilot rapid growth highlights accelerating institutional interest in blockchain-based settlement. The company reported that annualized stablecoin settlement volume climbed from roughly $4.7 billion to $7 billion in a single quarter.
Visa also operates more than 130 stablecoin-linked card programs across over 50 countries, bridging digital assets with traditional payment networks. The expansion aligns with a broader shift in which liquidity and activity increasingly span multiple chains, and settlement infrastructure is evolving to match.
Executives across the ecosystem emphasized that the expansion supports real-world settlement needs. Circle highlighted Arc’s focus on predictable performance and global-scale liquidity. Base’s founder described the update as a step toward making onchain activity a daily standard. Leaders from Canton, Polygon, and Tempo pointed to compliance, low-cost infrastructure, and real-time settlement as key drivers of adoption.
By supporting more blockchains, Visa aims to simplify access to liquidity across ecosystems while reducing operational complexity for institutions. The company’s role as a validator on Tempo and Canton, and design partner for Arc, underscores its effort to bridge traditional finance with blockchain-based systems as stablecoin settlement becomes a viable complement to existing payment rails.
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