Major financial institutions, including JPMorgan and Visa, are increasingly turning to for real-world money settlements. In December 2025, Visa launched its USDC settlement program in the United States, enabling U.S. banks to settle obligations using Circle’s USDC stablecoin directly on the Solana blockchain. Early participants such as Cross River Bank and Lead Bank helped the program reach more than $3.5 billion in annualized settlement volume by late 2025, with Visa planning a wider rollout to additional ...