Visa Processes $200M in Stablecoin Settlements—Here’s Why TradFi Should Be Worried
Visa just bulldozed another barrier between crypto and mainstream finance—processing $200 million in stablecoin transactions without breaking a sweat.
Why this matters: When a payments giant dabbles in blockchain settlements, banks' 'crypto is a fad' argument starts smelling like 2008 denialism.
The long game: Visa isn't playing with digital assets for fun. Those transaction volumes hint at infrastructure being built for when your grandma demands USDC pension payouts.
Cynic's corner: $200M is couch change for Visa—but watching legacy finance scramble to pretend they 'always believed in stablecoins'? Priceless.
U.S. Dollar Comes Onchain as GENIUS Act Ushers in Digital Era
The company views this infrastructure as key to the next evolution of digital finance.
Looking ahead, McInerney emphasized that regulatory clarity will be crucial. He expressed Optimism about progress in the U.S. and other major economies, noting that well-defined frameworks could unlock broader adoption of tokenized payments.
Visa’s strategy suggests it sees stablecoins not as a trend, but as a foundational LAYER of the future payments ecosystem—one that merges the reliability of traditional finance with the efficiency of blockchain rails.
