{"id":74394,"date":"2026-06-22T15:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/moneygram-runs-solana-validator-node-processing-blocks-on-the-network-it-moves-money-on\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:44:38","slug":"moneygram-runs-solana-validator-node-processing-blocks-on-the-network-it-moves-money-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/moneygram-runs-solana-validator-node-processing-blocks-on-the-network-it-moves-money-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Moneygram Runs Solana Validator Node, Processing Blocks on the Network It Moves Money On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Moneygram became an active Solana validator on June 22, 2026, staking SOL and processing blocks at the protocol level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Moneygram joined Solana Developer Platform alongside Mastercard to build compliant financial products on Solana.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Moneygram CEO Anthony Soohoo said the company\u2019s 85-plus-year payments infrastructure supports stablecoin rail development built for global access.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Moneygram Enters <span>Solana<\/span>\u2019s Validator Set<\/h2>\n<p>The Dallas-based global payments company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/moneygram-joins-solana-as-validator-deepening-commitment-to-blockchain-infrastructure-302805719.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> the move on Monday, marking its first direct participation at the protocol level of any public <span>blockchain<\/span> network. Moneygram is now <span>staking<\/span> <span>SOL<\/span>, processing blocks, and contributing to network consensus alongside other institutional validators.<\/p>\n<p>The company also joined <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/securitize-brings-aaa-clo-fund-to-solana-as-ethena-commits-250-million\/\">Solana<\/a> Developer Platform, an AI-ready, API-driven environment built for institutions designing and scaling compliant financial products on <span>Solana<\/span>. Mastercard is among the early adopters on the platform alongside Moneygram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunning a validator puts Moneygram inside <span>Solana<\/span>\u2019s consensus,\u201d said Luke Tuttle, Moneygram\u2019s Chief Product and Technology Officer. \u201cWe <span>stake<\/span> <span>Solana<\/span>, process transaction blocks and help secure the network at the protocol level. We help run the rails we move money on.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Five Years in the Making<\/h2>\n<p>Moneygram has been integrating <span>blockchain<\/span> technology into its payment infrastructure for more than five years. The company describes <span>stablecoin<\/span> utilization as running through treasury operations, product development, and payments, with fiat and <span>stablecoin<\/span> systems operating in a format designed to be agnostic at the systems level.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a validator and joining the developer platform represents the next layer of that commitment, according to the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoneygram has spent the past several years integrating <span>blockchain<\/span> into our payment infrastructure, and everything we are building now leverages this foundation,\u201d said Anthony Soohoo, Moneygram\u2019s Chairman and CEO. \u201cWe believe the future of global money movement will be built on open, interoperable <span>stablecoin<\/span> rails that anyone, anywhere can access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soohoo added that building that future requires compliance, regulatory clarity, and operational scale, all of which he says Moneygram brings to the table.<\/p>\n<h2>Institutional Validator Composition<\/h2>\n<p>The <span>Solana<\/span> Foundation highlighted the significance of having a payments operator of Moneygram\u2019s scale participating at the protocol level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoneygram\u2019s decision to launch a validator on <span>Solana<\/span> and join <span>Solana<\/span> Developer Platform reflects a commitment to the <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solana<\/a> ecosystem,\u201d said Sheraz Shere, GM of Payments and Commerce at the <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solana<\/a> Foundation. \u201cPlayers like Moneygram, with global scale and experience serving customers across markets, are engaging with <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solana<\/a> as more payments activity moves onchain.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Scale and Reach<\/h2>\n<p>Moneygram currently serves more than 60 million active customers globally through nearly half a million retail locations and a digital ecosystem that reaches billions of devices. The company has operated for more than 85 years in the global payments space.<\/p>\n<p>The validator move positions Moneygram at the infrastructure layer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solana<\/a> network rather than as an application-level participant, a distinction the company emphasized in framing its long-term strategy around open, interoperable payment rails.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/moneygram-runs-solana-validator-node-processing-blocks-on-the-network-it-moves-money-on\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Moneygram became an active Solana validator on June 22, 2026, staking SOL and processing blocks at the protocol level. Moneygram joined Solana Developer Platform alongside Mastercard to build compliant financial products on Solana. 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