BREAKING: Solana processed a record $650 billion in Stablecoin transactions in February 2026.
As a result, aggregate Stablecoin transaction volume is now nearly a record $2 trillion per month.
Stablecoin volumes on Solana nearly TRIPLED month-over-month, with another surge expected in March amid the Iran War.
The surge in volume comes after the launch of Western Union's $USDPT, Jupiter's $JUPUSD, which has gained traction amid its goal of returning a yield back to the ecosystem.
To put this into perspective, CME Group futures trading in gold just hit a record $208 billion per month.
In other words, Stablecoin transaction volumes are now nearly 9 TIMES the size of gold futures traded on CME.
BREAKING: SQUARE TO AUTO-ENABLE BITCOIN PAYMENTS FOR MILLIONS OF SELLERS
Square will auto-enable Bitcoin payments for all eligible sellers starting March 30, 2026, according to an updated Terms of Service notice sent to users.
The change means millions of businesses using Square could soon begin accepting Bitcoin by default, rather than opting in manually.
The rollout is part of Block’s broader push to integrate Bitcoin payments across its ecosystem, leveraging the Lightning Network for fast, low-cost transactions.
Sellers will still have the option to disable the feature or automatically convert Bitcoin to USD at the point of sale.
With Square powering millions of merchants globally, this marks a major step toward making Bitcoin a standard payment method in everyday commerce.
Today @phantom received first-of-its-kind no-action relief from the @CFTC. We can now connect users to regulated derivatives markets and event contracts without registering as an introducing broker.
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