Open Standard’s OUSD Stablecoin Launches on Base, Ethereum, Solana and Tempo

The notable signal here is not another dollar token but the distribution stack behind it: card networks, a payments processor and a retail platform committing to mint at launch suggests stablecoins are being treated as settlement plumbing rather than a crypto-native product. That matters most for issuers and payment firms competing on redemption terms, since free 1:1 minting removes a common revenue lever. Whether this coalition translates into actual payment volume, rather than treasury allocation, is the open question to watch.