US Bank Tests Stablecoin on Stellar for Cross-Border Payments

This pilot is notable because it moves a bank-issued stablecoin beyond the theoretical, showing a real intra-bank settlement on a public chain. It signals growing institutional comfort with Stellar's infrastructure for corridor payments, which could pressure legacy correspondent banking rails. The key test is whether this remains a controlled experiment or scales to production volumes, where regulatory and liquidity considerations will determine broader adoption.