Solana has been gaining attention in the cryptocurrency space with its high-throughput trading and memecoin frenzies. However, the network's low fees, fast finality, and mobile-friendly tooling are increasingly pointing towards a different killer app: stablecoin payments at retail scale.
USDC on Solana is natively issued, avoiding synthetic wrappers and enabling direct mint/burn through the issuer's treasury infrastructure. This allows developers to build payment flows that settle in seconds with fees often a fraction of a cent.