Samsung is bringing USDC transfers directly into Samsung Wallet across approximately 82 million compatible Galaxy devices in the United States, using Solana and Sui as blockchain infrastructure partners. According to Samsung’s official announcement, the stablecoin functionality will begin rolling out during the final week of October and will let eligible U.S. users send USDC to compatible crypto wallets or qualifying bank accounts abroad. USDC will be the only stablecoin supported at launch.
The 82 million figure represents U.S. Galaxy devices compatible with Samsung Wallet rather than confirmed users of the new service. Eligibility is also narrower: customers must be U.S. residents aged 18 or older, maintain a Samsung Account, complete identity verification and use a compatible device running Android 13 or later. Samsung is embedding stablecoin access into an existing consumer wallet interface rather than requiring users to install a dedicated crypto application.
Bastion and Coinbase Handle the Custody Layer
Samsung itself will not custody customer USDC. Bastion provides the stablecoin accounts, compliance infrastructure and money-movement services, while Coinbase serves as Bastion’s official subcustodian and safeguards the assets through Coinbase Prime Vault. Transfers initiated from registered Galaxy devices require biometric authentication. The arrangement abstracts private-key management from the user, but that convenience comes through regulated custodial infrastructure rather than self-custody.
Eligible users will be able to send USDC directly to compatible wallets internationally, with Samsung charging no transfer fee for those wallet-to-wallet transactions. Recipient exchanges or wallet providers may still impose their own charges. A separate remittance route will allow transfers to eligible bank accounts in more than 60 countries, where recipients can receive local currency. Those fiat payouts are not free by default: Samsung says fees vary by destination and transfer amount and will be disclosed before confirmation.
Solana will operate as one of the blockchain rails underneath the experience. The Solana Foundation says Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support USDC transfers over Solana, with fiat on- and off-ramps handled inside the wallet experience. The integration adds another consumer-facing distribution route to a network already being used for always-on stablecoin settlement by Mastercard and USDC creator payouts through Meta. The blockchain remains settlement infrastructure in the background rather than something Galaxy users need to interact with directly.
Sui Adds Zero-Network-Fee USDC Transfers
Sui provides a different technical feature inside the same rollout. Its native gasless stablecoin mechanism allows supported USDC transfers to execute with a $0 network fee and without requiring the sender to acquire SUI first. This is a protocol-supported gasless transfer path for eligible stablecoin operations, not simply Samsung reimbursing users for gas after the transaction. Sui introduced the capability on mainnet in May, as previously detailed when gasless stablecoin transfers went live on Sui.
Samsung’s announcement names both Solana and Sui among the technical partners supporting blockchain connectivity, while Bastion and Coinbase handle the regulated account and custody layer. The product is therefore modular: Samsung owns the consumer interface, Bastion manages stablecoin accounts and regulated money movement, Coinbase secures the USDC, and public blockchains provide settlement rails.
Future functionality could include stablecoin payments online or through tap-to-pay on Galaxy devices, followed by expansion into additional countries as regulations permit. None of those extensions are live yet. The confirmed October rollout is narrower but still significant: eligible U.S. Galaxy users will gain built-in access to USDC transfers without separately creating a crypto wallet or manually managing blockchain credentials. Whether that distribution translates into meaningful stablecoin adoption will depend on activated accounts, transaction volume and repeat cross-border usage after launch.
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