A consortium of over 100 partners, including Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe, has formed Open Standard to launch a new stablecoin named Open USD (OUSD).
The digital asset will share its reserve income with participating businesses, as reported by The Block.
Open Standard will allow businesses to mint and redeem the stablecoin without fees or volume limits.
An independent organisation will manage Open USD with governance shared among partner companies, replacing the traditional model of a single central issuer.
The initiative includes financial institutions such as BlackRock and Standard Chartered, technology providers like Google, and crypto firms including Coinbase.
Companies that join the consortium will use the stablecoin as a core payment asset, receiving technical support and earning revenue based on its adoption.
“Existing stablecoins have great strengths, but to use them at scale, businesses need something that’s open, low-cost, high-throughput, broadly accessible, and aligned to their interests. We’re thrilled to bring together over 140 businesses to launch Open USD.”
Zach Abrams, Founding CEO of Open Standard, said.
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