Industry leaders like Circle, Stripe, Robinhood, and Coinbase are exploring proprietary blockchain solutions to meet the demands of decentralized payments.
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Updated Aug 13
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What happened
Industry leaders like Circle, Stripe, Robinhood, and Coinbase are exploring proprietary blockchain solutions to meet the demands of decentralized payments.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Coinbase and Neuberger Berman are moving into on-chain finance, utilizing Ethereum and discussing tokenization trends.Sub-event
- A regulatory setback has weighed on investor sentiment for both Coinbase and Circle on August 14, 2026.Sub-event
- Bridge, a Stripe company, provides stablecoin infrastructure to XDC, enabling the integration of stablecoin payments.Sub-event
- Deutsche Bank, Stripe, and Robinhood are making major moves in the blockchain space, with Deutsche Bank building an L2 and Stripe opting for a custom blockchain.Sub-event
- Coinbase and Robinhood are expanding their offerings, with Robinhood's blockchain development stemming from Coinbase's strategic moves.Sub-event
- Robinhood allows trading of crypto assets while Circle develops Arc, a platform built on Ethereum.Sub-event
- Rain facilitates payments for Circle's USDC and Ripple's RLUSD, while Toku integrates this infrastructure into payroll systems like Gusto.Sub-event
- Circle operates cross-chain on Ethereum, launched FIUSD on Solana, and market comparisons show Coinbase and Tesla are larger than Circle.Sub-event
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Major companies are building their own blockchains to support stablecoins and decentralized payments.1 source
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The entities involved
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Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
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Circle
peer-to-peer payments technology company
- Coinbase operates as a leading regulated crypto exchange, utilizing its Base Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, and shares revenue with Circle in the USDC ecosystem.
- Hana Bank is participating in a settlement network trial involving the Bank of Korea, while Binance announces a $100M investment to promote Circle's USDC.
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Stripe
Irish-American payment technology company
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Coinbase
American company that operates a cryptocurrency exchange platform
Related events
- Circle is building its own blockchain via Arc and testing stablecoin rails on Base, while facing market pressures regarding high distribution partner costs.
- Coinbase is lobbying for favorable Clarity Act legislation, Circle is building financial infrastructure on the Arc network, and MicroStrategy Inc. remains the largest Bitcoin treasury holder.
- Circle is linked to broader crypto market trends, while Coinbase has heavy exposure to digital asset trading activity.
- Robinhood began utilizing tokenized equities on a blockchain platform.
- Visa is expanding capabilities to integrate various crypto networks (Ethereum, Stellar, Solana, Avalanche) to facilitate crypto-to-fiat on-ramps, challenging traditional payment rails.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- FortuneFinancial firms from Stripe to Circle are building their own blockchains—here’s why Building blockchains is the newest fad in fintech. The U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has one. The online brokerage