announced<\/a> the addition of five blockchains to its global pilot on April 29. \u201cOur partners are building in a multi-chain world, and they expect their options to reflect that reality,\u201d said Rubail Birwadker, Visa\u2019s Global Head of Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Visa stablecoin network now covers nine blockchains with distinct institutional roles<\/h3>\n
Each new chain targets a different part of the payments market. Arc is Circle\u2019s Layer-1 blockchain built for programmable money and real-world economic activity. Base is Coinbase\u2019s high-performance chain for low-cost stablecoin settlement. Canton is built with configurable privacy for regulated capital markets and institutional compliance. Polygon handles high-volume stablecoin transfers at sub-cent fees, and already processes approximately 35% of all USD stablecoin transfers globally. Tempo, backed by Stripe, focuses on real-time stablecoin liquidity and settlement flows. As crypto.news reported, Visa and Stripe\u2019s Bridge were already expanding stablecoin card coverage toward 100 countries earlier in 2026, with this nine-chain expansion deepening the infrastructure behind those cards. As crypto.news documented, Polygon processed approximately $650 billion in stablecoin transactions in February 2026 alone, the highest monthly volume on any blockchain, making it one of the most consequential new additions to Visa\u2019s pilot.<\/p>\n
What the $7 billion run rate signals for traditional settlement rails<\/h3>\n
As crypto.news tracked, stablecoin settlement is accelerating across every major payments network simultaneously. The jump from approximately $4.7 billion to $7 billion in one quarter means Visa\u2019s pilot added roughly $2.3 billion in annualized volume in 90 days, a pace that suggests institutional partners are treating stablecoin rails as a primary settlement option rather than a test. Visa\u2019s decision to run validator nodes on Tempo is structurally significant: it means Visa is not simply using blockchain infrastructure but actively participating in its governance and operation, a posture no major payment network has previously taken.<\/p>\n
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