Solana & Shinhan Card: Blockchain’s Desperate Attempt to Fix Credit Cards?

South Korea’s Shinhan Card, the nation’s premier credit card company, has decided to partner with Solana. Why? Because nothing says “progress” like taking a working payment system and pretending it’s broken. Their “strategic MOU” involves testing stablecoin payments on Solana’s testnet-because nothing says “trust us” like testing on a network that only developers use. They’ll evaluate speed, scalability, and security, which is just code for “we hope this doesn’t crash.” Oh, and they want to improve user experience. Good luck with that. After all, who doesn’t want to send money instantly, pay lower fees, and avoid custodians? It’s a revolutionary idea-like inventing the wheel but calling it “blockchain.” If this works, 28 million South Koreans might one day use it. Or they’ll just stick with cash and complain about their latte orders being delayed by 10 seconds.

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2026-04-30 11:53