According to @Nick_van_Eck, Stripe’s next announcement will enable true retail pay with crypto without abstraction by not using Visa settlement rails; source: @Nick_van_Eck. He states that current stablecoin spending via Rain or Kulipa still settles to Visa rails, which he contrasts with Stripe moving settlement to its own Tempo payment rail; source: @Nick_van_Eck. He adds that Stripe can use Privy to spin up merchant wallets on Tempo and cut out Visa completely, shifting settlement to Stripe’s infrastructure; source: @Nick_van_Eck. He expects Stripe to charge roughly 1-1.5% on these crypto payments, calling it a modest improvement over Visa rather than driving fees toward zero; source: @Nick_van_Eck.

According to @CrnaGoraOne, the Dolphin Card enabled seamless crypto payments at point of sale, with no issues reported (source: Twitter/@CrnaGoraOne). The user highlighted that the addition of Apple Pay integration by AquaBitcoin could drive daily use and wider adoption. For traders, this signals growing retail acceptance of crypto payments, which could positively impact transaction volume and demand for supported cryptocurrencies if Apple Pay integration follows. Source: Twitter/@CrnaGoraOne.