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Meta begins paying creators in USDC stablecoin on Solana and Polygon
Meta has started offering stablecoin payouts in USDC to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines via Stripe, marking its first crypto payout program since shutting down the Libra project. The payments use wallets on the Solana and Polygon blockchains.
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Overview
Meta has started offering stablecoin payouts in USDC to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines via Stripe, marking its first crypto payout program since shutting down the Libra project. The payments use wallets on the Solana and Polygon blockchains.
Score total
1.72
Momentum 24h
4
Posts
4
Origins
3
Source types
2
Duplicate ratio
0%
Why now
- Meta's move comes four years after Libra's shutdown, signaling renewed crypto interest.
- The rollout targets creators in emerging markets, testing real-world use cases for stablecoin payouts.
- Stripe's involvement highlights growing infrastructure support for crypto payments.
Why it matters
- Meta's stablecoin payouts mark a major tech company embracing crypto payments again after regulatory setbacks.
- This could accelerate mainstream adoption of stablecoins and crypto payments in social media ecosystems.
- The integration with Stripe ensures compliance and tax reporting, easing creator onboarding.
Continuity snapshot
- Trend status: flat.
- Continuity stage: broad_confirmed.
- Current status: open.
- 4 current source-linked posts are attached to this storyline.
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Meta pays Facebook creators in USDC four years after Libra collapsed
Crypto.News · crypto.news · 2026-04-30 18:35 UTC
Meta Begins Offering Stablecoin Payments to Creators
PYMNTS · pymnts.com · 2026-04-30 15:12 UTC
Meta Onboarding Stablecoin Payouts Should End Any Question on Crypto's Mainstream Adoption
CryptoCurrency · reddit.com · 2026-04-30 14:36 UTC
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