Morning Edition · Wednesday, August 5, 2026Published at 1:31 AM EDT · New York
Samsung Puts Stablecoins Into a Wallet App Shipped on 800 Million Phones
Western Union began issuing a stablecoin-funded Visa card in 37 markets, and Mastercard closed its purchase of the digital-asset payments firm BVNK. The contest has moved to distribution.
Samsung plans to add native stablecoin features, including dollar-pegged savings and payment accounts, to Samsung Wallet across 800 million Galaxy handsets. Analysts told CoinDesk the move would make Samsung a dominant distributor of tokens…
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Stablecoin Competition Shifts to Distribution
As stablecoin issuance and liquidity commoditize, handset makers, card networks and remittance firms increasingly control which token users actually hold, shifting bargaining power and reserve income from issuers toward consumer distribution channels.
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