💳 Crypto Cards Hit Big Numbers
💳 Crypto Cards Hit Big Numbers
💳 Crypto Cards Process
Stablecoin payment cards are gaining serious traction. From June to August, these cards processed $381M in combined Mastercard and Visa volume on Polygon.
Major partnership announced: Polygon Labs is collaborating with Flutterwave, which handles $40B in payment volume, to address:
- High transaction fees
- Slow settlement times
- Limited financial access in emerging markets
This follows recent momentum in crypto payments:
- DeCard enabled stablecoin payments to 150M+ merchants worldwide
- Polygon leads all blockchains in stablecoin lending with $192B+ volume
- Payment apps moved $1.82B on Polygon across 50 platforms in Q3
The collaboration aims to make crypto payments as simple as tapping a credit card, potentially setting new global standards for digital asset transfers.
The @Visa x @AlliumLabs report just dropped. Polygon leads all chains in stablecoin lending this year, with $192 B+ in volume. That's more than Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base and Solana. The numbers speak for themselves.
If it’s payments, it’s Polygon. Q3 2025 proved it. Payments apps moved $1.82B on Polygon across 50 platforms. Up 49% from Q2 And stablecoin-linked crypto card volume grew to $322M across Visa and Mastercard The @MessariCrypto Polygon Q3 report is out, with much more data to
DeCard x Polygon • 150M+ merchants worldwide • support for USDC + USDT0 • real-world use for your magic internet money
purple chain 💜💙dragons DeFi TVL on Polygon reached $1.14B in Q3 And @QuickswapDEX TVL went up 15% during the period
Crypto’s entire market cap went up by 21% in Q3 But POL’s went up 39% to $2.4B
One of the biggest stablecoin rollouts ever. And it's on Polygon. @DCS_DeCard has enabled instant USDC and USDT0 payments to 150M+ merchants worldwide. Users: turn stablecoins into spendable money by depositing directly into DeCard accounts on Polygon.
Paying with crypto is as easy as tapping your credit card 💳 From June to August, stablecoin cards processed $381M in combined Mastercard and Visa volume on Polygon
Onchain Payment Volume Nearly Doubles to $1.82B Across 50+ Platforms
**Payment platforms see massive growth** as onchain transaction volume nearly doubled last quarter. - **$1.82 billion USD** moved across 50+ different payment platforms - Transfer volume surge reflects growing adoption of blockchain-based payments - Multiple platforms contributing to the ecosystem's expansion The significant increase demonstrates **mainstream acceptance** of onchain payment solutions. Users are increasingly comfortable moving large volumes through decentralized payment infrastructure. This growth spans across dozens of platforms, showing **distributed adoption** rather than concentration in a few major players. The diversified ecosystem suggests sustainable, long-term growth in the space.
**Polygon's ZK Virtual Machine Achieves Real-Time Ethereum Block Proving**
Polygon-incubated **ZiskVM** has reached a significant milestone by proving Ethereum blocks in **real time**. This breakthrough represents a major advancement in zero-knowledge proof technology and Ethereum scaling solutions. The achievement demonstrates the practical viability of ZK-powered infrastructure for blockchain verification. - Real-time block proving eliminates traditional verification delays - Marks a crucial step forward for Ethereum scalability - Showcases Polygon's continued innovation in ZK technology The milestone builds on Polygon's broader ZK ecosystem development, including previous work on Miden and other privacy-focused scaling solutions.
x402 Protocol Expands Beyond AI Agents with New Autopay Experiment
**x402 protocol is expanding its reach** beyond AI agents with a new experiment called Autopay, allowing broader access to gated x402 APIs. The protocol enables **instant, autonomous payments** using stablecoins over HTTP, eliminating traditional payment intermediaries and their associated delays and fees. **Key benefits include:** - Settlements in seconds - Support for micropayments - Global functionality without currency conversion - No chargebacks or middlemen **BNB Chain builders are actively integrating x402:** - @unibase_ai: Verifiable, gasless payments for AI agents - @pieverse_io: EIP-3009 gasless wrapped stablecoin payments - @AEON_Community: Secure transactions with onchain settlement - @termix_ai: Google Agent Payments Protocol integration Autopay represents the next step in making x402's **agent-to-agent payment model** more accessible to developers and services beyond the AI ecosystem.
World's First Yen-Pegged Stablecoin Launches on Polygon
Japan has achieved a major milestone with the launch of the **world's first yen-pegged stablecoin** on Polygon. The stablecoin, JPYC, is **fully backed and pegged 1:1** to the Japanese yen, marking Japan's entry into government-approved digital currency. Key benefits: - Low transaction fees on Polygon - Real-time settlement capabilities - Global accessibility This launch represents a shift from experimental digital payments to **mainstream government adoption** of stablecoins. The move demonstrates how stablecoins are becoming integrated into core financial systems. Polygon's infrastructure provides the necessary foundation with its efficient scaling solution for digital money transfers.