OpenUSD joins the stablecoin race, goes live with Coinbase, Mastercard, and Stripe
OpenUSD launched across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tempo with backing from more than 200 founding partners, and the project is positioned to challenge USDC in payments and consumer networks. The launch also places Coinbase, Mastercard, and Stripe alongside the new stablecoin as it enters payment rails.
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Users and payment partners notice a new stablecoin option in the rails tomorrow morning, because OpenUSD is already live on several chains and is tied to Coinbase, Mastercard, and Stripe. That puts a fresh participant into the part of the market where USDC was described as dominant in payments and consumer networks.
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