Just days after shaking up the crypto world with their 2026 stablecoin launch (yes, the same company that once sent telegrams like “OMG STOP THE CIVIL WAR STOP”), Western Union dropped another bomb: a trademark application for “WUUSD” that’s basically a crypto-themed bingo card. Blockchain? Check. Digital wallets? Check. Lending services? Check. They’re covering all bases like a nervous gambler at a Las Vegas casino. 📡💰
Let’s recap: Western Union, the folks who made “telegraph” a household word in 1861, is now building a dollar-backed stablecoin called USDPT. Because obviously, blockchain and digital wallets are the new telegraph poles. 📜💻
Breaking news: @WesternUnion, the OG money transfer champs, are hitching their wagon to Solana. 🔥
– Solana (@solana) October 28, 2025
Partnering with Solana and Anchorage Digital: Because Why Not?
According to The Wall Street Journal (which probably fact-checked this while drinking espresso), Western Union’s USDPT will let its 100 million customers send money globally with “reduced risk” and “protection against local currency fluctuations.” Because who doesn’t want their money to moonwalk? 🌕💃
The USDPT will live on the Solana blockchain, chosen because Solana, the blockchain that moves faster than a speeding bullet, clearly needed more hype. 🚀 Anchorage Digital Bank will handle the issuance, because federal regulation is just so… 2026.
In a press release dripping with corporate buzzwords, Western Union declared this venture would “bridge the digital and fiat worlds.” Translation: “We finally figured out how to turn memes into money.” 🎉
Devin McGranahan, CEO and self-proclaimed “Crypto Whisperer,” said:
“We are committed to leveraging emerging technologies to empower our customers and communities.”
Translation: “We Googled ‘blockchain’ and panicked.” Then he added:
“Our Digital Asset Network will be the last mile of the crypto journey by partnering with wallets and providers… leveraging our global network.”
Translation: “We’re building a crypto Uber, but with fewer surge charges and more middlemen.” 🚖💸
McGranahan also told WSJ that while the company has evolved since 1861, its mission remains “connecting people through technology.” So… same as the telegraph, but with more emojis. 📲
Trademark Shenanigans: WUUSD, Coming Soon to a Blockchain Near You
While the crypto world was still digesting the stablecoin news, Western Union casually filed a trademark for “WUUSD” covering everything from crypto trading platforms to lending services. It’s like if your grandma opened a TikTok account and started rapping. 🎤👵
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office accepted the application, though no examining attorney has been assigned. Probably because they’re all busy Googling “What even is a blockchain?” 🤷♂️
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2025-11-07 03:06