🗞️ 140+ banks, payments giants, tech platforms and crypto firms have backed a new stablecoin.
Open USD - issued by Open Standard, is an independent, collaboratively governed, stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar.
The founding lineup spans major players across the board:
💳 Payments - American Express, Visa, Mastercard
🌐 Tech - Google, Samsung, Shopify
🔗 Crypto - Solana, Ripple, MetaMask
🏦 Banking - The big four Aussie banks; CBA, ANZ, NAB & Westpac
This major announcement signals growing institutional appetite for crypto rails as core infrastructure.
Open USD will be native to Tempo, Solana and Base blockchains from day one and is expected to launch later this year.