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USDB powers Stripe's Stablecoin Financial Accounts in 101 countries; 1:1 backed by USD held in cash and BlackRock money market funds; Bridge received conditional OCC national trust bank charter Feb 2026. At Stripe Sessions 2026 (Apr 29) Bridge expanded stablecoin-backed cards to 30 countries (targeting 100+ by year-end via Visa) and added Tempo/Plasma/Celo/Sui support, COP/GBP on-off-ramps, and SWIFT/FedNow/ACH integration. Bridge Open Issuance now also powers MoneyGram's MGUSD (Stellar, Jun 2) and Deel's DLUSD (Tempo, Jun 3) alongside USDH, CASH, and USDSui; distinct from Blast's USDB (usdb-blast)
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USDB
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- Real-World Asset Backed
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- Centralized (CeFi)
- Peg Currency
- US Dollar
- Jurisdiction
- United States (OCC (conditional national trust bank charter))
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Deel launches DLUSD on Tempo via Bridge Open Issuance and Privy
Deel became the first enterprise to combine Bridge, Privy wallets, and Tempo, launching DLUSD to pay workers starting in Argentina.
SourceMoneyGram launches MGUSD on Stellar via Bridge Open Issuance
MoneyGram issued MGUSD on Stellar using Bridge Open Issuance with M0 contracts and Fireblocks custody, serving 60M users across 200 countries.
SourceStripe Sessions 2026: USDB cards live in 30 countries; new chains and rails added
Bridge announced stablecoin-backed cards live in 30 countries (targeting 100+ by year-end via Visa), Tempo/Plasma/Celo/Sui support, COP and GBP on/off-ramps, and SWIFT/FedNow/ACH pull integration.
SourceVisa and Bridge expand stablecoin-linked cards from 18 to 100+ countries
Visa + Bridge program lets fintechs and wallets issue cards that spend stablecoin balances at Visa's 175M merchant locations; expansion targeted across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East by end of 2026.
SourceUSDB launches powering Stripe's Stablecoin Financial Accounts in 101 countries
SourceBridge receives conditional OCC national trust bank charter
Approval enables Bridge to custody crypto assets, issue stablecoins, and manage reserves as a federally regulated entity.
SourcePayoneer launches stablecoin capabilities powered by Bridge / USDB
Payoneer announces plans to launch stablecoin services embedded in its platform, powered by Bridge; rollout in select markets in Q2 2026 with broader availability throughout the year.
SourceStripe's Invisible Dollar
Bridge's USDB is Stripe's invisible stablecoin rail, with reserves at BlackRock under an OCC trust charter and distribution embedded in $1T of annual payment flow. USDB is the stablecoin most people will never know they're using. Bridge — Stripe's $1.1 billion acquisition — quietly powers Stablecoin Financial Accounts in 101 countries, turning every Stripe merchant into a potential stablecoin endpoint without the merchant ever touching a token. The OCC conditional national trust bank charter from February 2026 gives Bridge the federal regulatory cover that most stablecoin issuers spend years pursuing, and the reserves sit in cash and BlackRock money market funds with institutional . What makes USDB strategically interesting isn't the token itself — it's that Stripe processes $1 trillion annually and can embed stablecoin settlement into existing payment flows without asking permission from anyone downstream. The competitive moat isn't technology or regulation; it's distribution through indifference.
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