Web2 Fintech Giants Embrace Crypto: Stripe's $1.1B Bridge Acquisition, PayPal's PYUSD, Visa's Stablecoin Settlements
LexSokolin · x · 2026-08-16
The author notes that every major web2 fintech company is either integrating crypto, building crypto features, or acquiring crypto companies. Examples include Stripe's $1.1B acquisition of Bridge, PayPal's PYUSD, and Visa settling stablecoin transactions. These are validation signals, not distractions. Crypto doesn't need to replace web2 fintech but flow through it to reach a billion users.
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