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Solana Integrates with Polygon's Open Money Stack for Payments

Solana Foundation President Lily Liu announced the network's integration with Polygon's Open Money Stack for stablecoin payments.

Solana Foundation President Lily Liu announced the network's integration with Polygon's Open Money Stack for stablecoin payments. Solana (SOL) is trading at $100.91, down 0.9% since this brief published. This is an original TLT brief synthesising 3 outlets (Crypto.news, Decrypt, Coinfomania), plus live market data, as of Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:15:03 UTC.

Why it matters

This integration expands Solana's capabilities by connecting its network to Polygon's infrastructure, enabling enhanced payment solutions, cross-chain transfers, and global payouts. It signifies a strategic collaboration that could drive adoption and utility for both ecosystems.

Covered by 3 outlets over about 3.9 h — TLT synthesises them all into one brief
  1. Decrypt
    Polygon Extends Its Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure to Solana ↗
  2. Coinfomania
    @sandeepnailwal Advocates for Solana Payments in Polygon ↗
  3. Crypto.news
    Solana’s Lily Liu says ‘unblocked’ as Polygon adds payments ↗
Key takeaways
  • Solana integrates with Polygon's Open Money Stack for stablecoin payments.
  • Partnership enables bank funding, embedded wallets, and cross-chain transfers.
  • Cross-border firm Kira is among the first adopters of the integration.
  • Polygon TVL at $2.74B, up 1.2% over the past week.
What the reporting agrees on

Multiple outlets (Crypto.news, Decrypt, and Coinfomania) confirm that Solana has integrated with Polygon's Open Money Stack for stablecoin payments. They agree that this integration allows for bank funding, embedded wallets, cross-chain transfers, and global payouts. Decrypt specifically mentions cross-border firm Kira as an early adopter, while Coinfomania highlights a notable shift in sentiment as evidenced by Polygon's retweet of a post by Sandeep Nailwal promoting Solana for payments. No outlet contradicts these core facts.

Solana Foundation President Lily Liu announced that the Solana network is now integrated with Polygon's Open Money Stack for stablecoin payments. This integration was confirmed in an October 29 announcement by Solana, as reported by Crypto.news and corroborated by other outlets.

The expansion allows Solana businesses to connect with a suite of financial services provided by Polygon's infrastructure, including bank funding, embedded wallets, cross-chain transfers, and global payouts. According to Decrypt, cross-border firm Kira is among the first adopters of this new integration.

Coinfomania reported that Polygon retweeted a post by Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, which encouraged the use of Solana for payments. This retweet suggests a positive shift in sentiment towards the collaboration between the two platforms.

The integration comes at a time when both Solana and Polygon are seeking to expand their ecosystems and increase adoption. Solana's network, known for its high-speed and low-cost transactions, could benefit from Polygon's extensive suite of financial tools and services.

As of the latest data, Polygon's Total Value Locked (TVL) stands at $2.74 billion, representing a 1.2% increase over the past week, according to DeFiLlama. Meanwhile, Solana's native token SOL is currently priced at $101.8, with a 24-hour increase of 0.72% and a 7-day decrease of 2.69%, giving it a market cap of $60.06 billion. The overall crypto market remains relatively flat with a total market cap of $2.79 trillion and a Fear & Greed Index of 51, indicating a neutral market sentiment.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 1 hour ago, Solana (SOL) has moved from $101.80 to $100.91 — -0.87%.

$100.79$101.07$101.35$101.64$101.92 published · $101.80 now · $100.91 (-0.87%) Oct 29 16:51 UTC Oct 29 18:15 UTC
BeforeSince publishPublished · $101.80

The chart plots SOL's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.

What this means in naira

At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 SOL ≈ ₦139,405.65 (about $100.91), down 0.5% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.6% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.

Live market data

Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.

#7
$100.91 ▼ 0.49%
-0.87% since this brief published
7d -2.58%MCap $59.54BFull SOL data →
The market when this published · October 29, 2026
Total market cap$2.79T
Bitcoin 24h+0.88%
Ethereum 24h+0.80%
BTC dominance58.5%
Fear & Greed51 · Neutral
On-chain & primary-source check

Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 29, 2026.

Polygon TVL$2.73B+1.1% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
SectorCross-chain bridges$12.65Bacross 31 protocolsDeFiLlama ↗
Solana DeFi TVL$5.70BDeFiLlama ↗
Polygon DeFi TVL$698.63MDeFiLlama ↗

TLT reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.

Solana Integrates with Polygon's Open Money Stack for Pa — questions & answers

What does the Solana-Polygon integration enable?

The integration enables bank funding, embedded wallets, cross-chain transfers, and global payouts.

Who are the first adopters of the Solana-Polygon integration?

Cross-border firm Kira is among the first adopters, according to Decrypt.

How has Polygon's TVL changed recently?

Polygon's TVL increased by 1.2% over the past week to $2.74 billion.

How much is 1 Solana worth in naira today?

About ₦139,405.65 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $100.91. The naira price moves with both SOL's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Solana in naira page for any amount.

Has Solana's price moved since this brief was published?

SOL is down 0.87% since this brief first published — trading at $100.91 now versus $101.80 at publication. TLT re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto.news, Decrypt, Coinfomania, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

TLT Newsdesk Data-stamped

TLT's newsdesk writes original briefs by synthesising coverage from across the crypto press — 50+ outlets including CoinDesk, The Block, Decrypt and Cointelegraph — cross-checking the figures they report — and verifying them against on-chain data from DeFiLlama and mempool.space — plus live market context (CoinGecko, Binance). We summarise and link to every source; we never reproduce full articles. Read our editorial standards and how we use AI. Not financial advice.

Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · October 29, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #973,717 sha256:7906111fe83899fd
Corroborated across 3 outlets, reported over about 3.9 h — this is an original TLT summary with live market data, not the original article.Decrypt · Oct 29 13:01 ↗Coinfomania · Oct 29 16:34 ↗Crypto.news · Oct 29 16:51 ↗

Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.