Samsung Wallet to open USDC transfers on 82 million US Galaxy devices in late October
Samsung says USDC transfers open in Samsung Wallet in late October for eligible US Galaxy users on 82 million devices, with Coinbase and Bastion on custody and Solana and Sui on infrastructure.
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Why it matters
The rollout places Circle's USDC inside a wallet already installed on tens of millions of US phones, with custody held by licensed partners rather than by Samsung, which said it holds no customer funds. Store-level stablecoin payments are only under consideration, and which chain carries the transactions has not been pinned down by any published on-chain record.
Where the sources disagree
Which blockchain is the infrastructure partner for the Samsung Wallet USDC integration
Solana (per Solana News)
Bitcoin Insider, Decrypt, U.Today
Sui (per CryptoBriefing)
Bitcoin Insider, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Unchained
Bitcoin Insider relayed Solana News naming Solana as the infrastructure partner while CryptoBriefing named Sui as the provider, but Samsung's own announcement as reported by Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Unchained and Crypto.News lists both Solana and Sui, and no on-chain data or single-chain Samsung release has settled it.
Key facts
Samsung said USDC transfers through Samsung Wallet start in the last week of October 2026 for eligible US Galaxy users, sending USDC either to compatible crypto wallets or to bank accounts in more than 60 countries.
Reported by Crypto News Flash
The service covers 82 million compatible Galaxy devices in the United States and requires identity verification.
82,000,000 devicesReported by U.Today
USDC is the first stablecoin Samsung Wallet supports and appears automatically as the default dollar option under the wallet's 'Buy Stablecoin' feature, with no separate crypto app or private-key management.
Reported by Crypto News Flash
Samsung charges no transfer fee for USDC sent to compatible external crypto wallets, while international bank transfers carry fees, and bank recipients can receive local currency without holding crypto.
60 countriesReported by U.Today
Bastion provides the stablecoin account and payment infrastructure and has named Coinbase its sub-custodian through Coinbase Prime Vault, and Samsung said it holds no customer funds.
Reported by Cointelegraph
The Solana Foundation said Solana infrastructure operates behind the scenes with built-in fiat on- and off-ramps and that the stablecoin feature also extends to Samsung Pay.
Disputed figureReported by Decrypt
Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Unchained, Crypto.News and U.Today report that Samsung named both Solana and Sui as technical or infrastructure partners for the USDC rollout.
Reported by Crypto News Flash
Samsung said stablecoin payments at its online and physical stores are a possible future feature and that wider expansion depends on local regulation.
Reported by Crypto News Flash
What happened
Samsung Electronics said on Oct. 7 that eligible US Galaxy users can send USDC from Samsung Wallet to crypto wallets abroad or to bank accounts in more than 60 countries starting in the last week of October, across 82 million compatible US devices that require identity verification. USDC is the wallet's first and default dollar stablecoin under a 'Buy Stablecoin' feature, and users send it without installing a separate crypto app or managing keys; Samsung charges no fee for transfers to compatible external wallets, while bank transfers carry fees that vary by destination and amount and appear in the app before a sender confirms. Bastion provides the stablecoin custody and payment infrastructure and has named Coinbase as sub-custodian through Coinbase Prime Vault, and Samsung said it holds no customer funds. Woncheol Chai, the executive vice president leading Samsung's digital wallet team, said 'Sending money abroad should feel as convenient as using the wallet already on your phone,' in a release quoted by CoinDesk and Unchained. The chain question is unsettled: the Solana Foundation said Solana's infrastructure runs behind the scenes with fiat on- and off-ramps and that the feature also extends to Samsung Pay, and Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Unchained, Crypto.News and U.Today report that Samsung named both Solana and Sui as technical partners, but Solana News named only Solana and CryptoBriefing named only Sui, crediting Sui with the rails and a gasless model. No outlet has published on-chain transfer data or a Samsung release naming a single settlement network, and Samsung said stablecoin payments at its online and physical stores remain under consideration, subject to local regulation.
How the story developed
- Official statement
Samsung issues its Oct. 7 announcement on the USDC transfer feature
Samsung said eligible US Galaxy users can send USDC to crypto wallets and bank accounts in more than 60 countries from the last week of October, on 82 million devices.
- Update
Solana News reports Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support stablecoins on Solana
Cited in Bitcoin Insider at 2026-10-07 23:30; named Solana as the blockchain infrastructure partner.
- Update
CryptoBriefing names Sui as the infrastructure partner
Cited in Bitcoin Insider at 2026-10-08 00:25, one day after the Solana News report, giving a different chain and pointing to a gasless model.
- Official statement
Solana Foundation announces the Samsung Wallet integration and posts on X
Solana posted on Oct. 8 that Samsung partners with Solana to bring stablecoins to 82 million US Galaxy devices, with Solana infrastructure behind the scenes and Samsung Pay included.
- Official statement
Coincoin describes USDC as the default dollar stablecoin in Samsung Wallet
Alec Lovett, Coinbase's head of infrastructure products, set out the top-up experience in Coinbase's Oct. 8 announcement and named Coinbase Prime Vault as Bastion's sub-custodian.
- First report
First report by Bitcoin Insider
Samsung Wallet Stablecoin Reports Disagree: Solana or Sui?
- Independent corroboration
Independently corroborated by Crypto.News
Samsung Wallet to introduce USDC transfers across 82 million US Galaxy devices
- Update
Mainstream crypto outlets report Samsung named both Solana and Sui
Cointelegraph and CoinDesk described Coinbase for custody, Bastion for stablecoin infrastructure and Solana and Sui for blockchain support.
- Official statement
Official statement from Bitcoin.com News
82 Million Galaxy Devices Will Support USDC Transfers This October
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 8 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC: Bitcoin Insider — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 04:29 UTC: Crypto.News — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC: Crypto News Flash — 3 independent sources, 3 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 06:35 UTC: Bitcoin Insider — 4 independent sources, 4 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC: U.Today — 5 independent sources, 5 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:24 UTC: Cointelegraph — 6 independent sources, 8 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:39 UTC: CoinDesk — 7 independent sources, 9 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 09:05 UTC: Decrypt — 8 independent sources, 10 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 10:47 UTC: Unchained — 9 independent sources, 12 reports
- 8 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC: NewsBTC — 10 independent sources, 13 reports
- 9 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC: Bitcoin.com News, official — 11 independent sources, 15 reports
Affected entities
Also mentioned: Circle, Base, Bitcoin, PayPal, Ethereum, Andreessen Horowitz, Visa
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