Solana’s weekly stablecoin card spending hits a record $36 million

Card swipes settled in stablecoins on Solana are climbing fast, though two issuers account for nearly all of the volume Solana just logged its biggest week yet for stablecoin card spending. Weekly volume reached a record $36 million, according to on-chain data. The weekly high is part of a larger monthly surge. Paymentscan, which tracks card settlements on-chain, put Solana’s October 2026 stablecoin card spending at approximately $141 million. That is a monthly record for the network. The numbers behind the swipe Start with the month-over-month picture. September 2026 spending on Solana came in at $113.9 million, so October’s total marks a 24% jump. The year-over-year comparison is more striking. In October 2025, Solana’s tracked card spending was $19.7 million. October 2026’s figure is roughly seven times that. The momentum was visible before October even ended. Partial data showed $114.6 million in Solana on-chain spending by October 26, 2026. That meant the network had already passed September’s full-month total with several days left on the calendar. Week to week, the pattern held fairly steady. Average weekly spending hovered in the mid-$30 million range through the month, wit...