Visa just added Monad to its stablecoin settlement program. Three questions this raises:
1) Does it move money today? It's now an option for participating issuers and acquirers, the tenth chain after Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo. Visa's stablecoin run rate was $20B annualized in September 2026, so volume sits with the program, not one chain (The Block).
2) Why Monad? Privacy. The Monad Foundation says a "Private Settlement" feature, hiding details from the public while auditors and regulators can still see them, is planned for the coming months.
3) Does it help $MON? It hit an all-time low of $0.0153 on Nov 9 (CoinMarketCap), and the Nov 24 anniversary starts scheduled team and investor token releases (Alea Research). Logos and supply schedules pull in opposite directions, so settlement volume is the number I'd watch. Not financial advice.
Which matters more for $MON from here: real settlement volume or the unlock calendar?
#Monad #Visa #Stablecoins
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1) Does it move money today? It's now an option for participating issuers and acquirers, the tenth chain after Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo. Visa's stablecoin run rate was $20B annualized in September 2026, so volume sits with the program, not one chain (The Block).
2) Why Monad? Privacy. The Monad Foundation says a "Private Settlement" feature, hiding details from the public while auditors and regulators can still see them, is planned for the coming months.
3) Does it help $MON? It hit an all-time low of $0.0153 on Nov 9 (CoinMarketCap), and the Nov 24 anniversary starts scheduled team and investor token releases (Alea Research). Logos and supply schedules pull in opposite directions, so settlement volume is the number I'd watch. Not financial advice.
Which matters more for $MON from here: real settlement volume or the unlock calendar?
#Monad #Visa #Stablecoins
Disclosure: Write to Earn may pay me a commission on cashtag trades.