News ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood Says Circle Is Disrupting Visa and Mastercard #CathieWood says #Circle’s #USDC growth is disrupting traditional payment giants as #stablecoin competition expands across the payments market. Timothy Munene • Aug 24, 2026
News Visa Adds Stablecoin Payouts With Zerohash Support #Visa partners with #zerohash to add #stablecoin prefunding and payouts to #Visa Direct, expanding cross-border payment capabilities. Timothy Munene • Aug 6, 2026
News Open USD Debuts With Coinbase, Ripple and Visa Support #OpenUSD launched with backing from over 140 businesses, including #Coinbase, #Ripple, #Visa, and #BlackRock, to support global payments. Timothy Munene • Jul 1, 2026
News Tether and Fasset Launch Gold-Backed Visa Card #Tether and #Fasset launch a #Visa gold-backed card using tokenized gold #XAUT, enabling global spending with digital gold conversion. Timothy Munene • Jun 4, 2026
News Visa Expands Stablecoin Pilot to Nine Blockchain Networks #Visa expands its #stablecoin pilot to nine #blockchains, boosting multi-chain settlement options and reaching a $7B annualized run rate. Timothy Munene • Apr 30, 2026