[DigitalToday reporter Yoonseo Lee] Crypto exchange Bybit has begun supporting Western Union’s dollar-pegged stablecoin USDPT.

Cointelegraph reported on June 4 local time that the tie-up marks USDPT’s first entry into a major crypto exchange. It also broadens its use beyond a payment method to include trading and transfer functions.

The two companies said USDPT can now be stored, traded and transferred on Bybit. Bybit users now have another dollar-based stablecoin option, and Western Union has linked its digital dollar to crypto market liquidity.

USDPT is a stablecoin Western Union released in May. It is issued by Western Union Digital, with reserves held at Anchorage Digital Bank. The initial issuance chain is Solana. Western Union has said the stablecoin was designed to fit the framework of the GENIUS Act, which set U.S. regulatory standards for payment stablecoins.

The exchange listing shows Western Union’s digital asset strategy is not limited to payments. USDPT initially focused on remittances and payments infrastructure, but now includes exchange distribution and market price discovery. Bybit can also expect to broaden its user base by expanding its lineup of dollar-denominated stablecoins.

Market conditions also support the trend. DefiLlama data put the total value of dollar-pegged stablecoins close to $320 billion. Even during periods of broad weakness in crypto prices, stablecoins have become one of the fastest-growing areas.

Payment companies are also entering the market. Early this month, MoneyGram launched a dollar-pegged stablecoin, MGUSD, on the Stellar network. It is part of a strategy to expand blockchain-based payments and cross-border remittances. Mastercard on June 3 announced an expansion of support for several stablecoins, including USDC, PayPal USD and Ripple USD. It is also expanding settlement functions for issuers and acquirers so that some card transactions can be settled in regulated stablecoins.

Visa is also reporting progress. Visa said in April that its stablecoin settlement pilot reached an annualised transaction volume of $7 billion. That shows adoption of blockchain-based payment rails is translating into actual transactions.

Lower cross-border remittance costs are also cited as a factor behind the spread of stablecoins. The World Bank (IDA) judged that, based on a $200 remittance, digital transfer methods can lower costs compared with existing overseas remittance channels. With traditional remittance channels still costly and potentially limiting access in developing countries, efficiency in stablecoin-based remittances is drawing attention.

Ultimately, USDPT joining Bybit carries meaning beyond a single exchange listing. Western Union has expanded a payment stablecoin designed to meet regulatory standards into trading markets, while the exchange has secured new dollar stablecoin liquidity. The trend of payment companies linking stablecoins both to their own infrastructure and to market distribution is also becoming clearer.

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