Solana’s $16B Stablecoin Base: Can Payments Liquidity Support the SOL Rebound?
16.4B stablecoins on Solana peaked in May 2026 as Circle minted $500M USDC and spot SOL ETFs crossed ~$1B AUM. How payments liquidity could shape SOL’s rebound.
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Wirex has joined Visa’s Agentic Ready programme to help test how artificial intelligence agents can initiate and complete payments using stablecoins. According to an announcement from Wirex, the company will participate as an issuer in Visa’s new initiative, which is…
Read full article16.4B stablecoins on Solana peaked in May 2026 as Circle minted $500M USDC and spot SOL ETFs crossed ~$1B AUM. How payments liquidity could shape SOL’s rebound.
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