{"id":5608,"date":"2026-01-14T10:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:46:33","slug":"polygon-moves-into-regulated-payments-with-250m-acquisition-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608","title":{"rendered":"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
    \n
  • Polygon Labs acquired Coinme and Sequence for over US$250 million to build the \u201cOpen Money Stack,\u201d a unified framework for global stablecoin payments.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The deal integrates Coinme\u2019s US money-transmitter licenses and 50,000 retail locations with Sequence\u2019s smart-wallet tech to simplify cross-chain transactions.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Polygon aims to become a regulated payments provider by 2026, competing with traditional giants like Stripe by moving fiat and stablecoin flows entirely on-chain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Polygon Labs has signed definitive agreements to buy crypto payments firm Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence for more than US$250 million (AU$382 million).<\/p>\n

    The acquisitions, Polygon says, are the foundation for a new stablecoin payments framework it plans to launch in 2026.<\/p>\n

    Polygon said Coinme and Sequence will operate as distinct components internally but be presented to customers as a single payments platform, with licensing kept in separate entities.<\/p>\n

    Related:<\/strong> XRP ETFs Top $1B in Inflows, But Analysts Warn the Rally May Fade<\/p>\n

    Details About the Acquisitions<\/h2>\n

    The company said the deals will anchor its \u201cOpen Money Stack,\u201d a developer-focused bundle of blockchain settlement, wallet infrastructure and regulated fiat access aimed at moving stablecoin payments between traditional financial systems and onchain networks, including for cross-border transfers. Polygon says the stack is being built to run across multiple blockchains rather than being tied to a single network.<\/p>\n

    Coinme adds regulated on- and off-ramps to the Polygon ecosystem. Coinme is known as an early US bitcoin ATM kiosk provider. Crypto News Australia previously reported Polygon was discussing a purchase price in the range of US$100 million to US$125 million (AU$191 million)<\/p>\n

    \n
    \n

    By combining Coinme\u2019s regulated U.S. payment infrastructure and nationwide cash network with Polygon\u2019s ecosystem, we\u2019re creating something powerful: a turnkey solution that enables Web2 and Web3 companies to embed compliant stablecoin payments directly into their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n Coinme <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Meanwhile, Sequence brings \u201csmart wallet\u201d and cross-chain tooling intended to make crypto payments feel more like standard checkout flows, including handling complexity such as bridging, swaps and gas fees in the background.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Polygon CEO Marc Boiron said in a statement the strategy reflects a deliberate pivot toward payments over the past year and expects settlement to remain multi-chain, arguing payments volume is large enough to support multiple networks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Read more:<\/strong> Monero Breaks $500 as Zcash Turmoil and Privacy Narrative Fuel Rally<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Coinme,Payments,Polygon#Polygon #Moves #Regulated #Payments #250M #Acquisition #Spree1768387593<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Polygon Labs acquired Coinme and Sequence for over US$250 million to build the \u201cOpen Money Stack,\u201d a unified framework for global stablecoin payments. The deal integrates Coinme\u2019s US money-transmitter licenses and 50,000 retail locations with Sequence\u2019s smart-wallet tech to simplify cross-chain transactions. Polygon aims to become a regulated payments provider by 2026, competing with traditional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1235,1021,761,167,1018,997,1236],"class_list":{"0":"post-5608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"tag-250m","9":"tag-acquisition","10":"tag-moves","11":"tag-payments","12":"tag-polygon","13":"tag-regulated","14":"tag-spree"},"yoast_head":"\nPolygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Polygon Labs acquired Coinme and Sequence for over US$250 million to build the \u201cOpen Money Stack,\u201d a unified framework for global stablecoin payments. The deal integrates Coinme\u2019s US money-transmitter licenses and 50,000 retail locations with Sequence\u2019s smart-wallet tech to simplify cross-chain transactions. Polygon aims to become a regulated payments provider by 2026, competing with traditional\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-14T10:46:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/14135740\/Coinme.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608\",\"name\":\"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/polygon-coinme.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-14T10:46:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/polygon-coinme.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/polygon-coinme.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"description\":\"Latest Crypto & Bitcoin News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf\",\"name\":\"\u884c\u653f\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"\u884c\u653f\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/demo3.aiwalls.com\/coinbase\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree","og_description":"Polygon Labs acquired Coinme and Sequence for over US$250 million to build the \u201cOpen Money Stack,\u201d a unified framework for global stablecoin payments. The deal integrates Coinme\u2019s US money-transmitter licenses and 50,000 retail locations with Sequence\u2019s smart-wallet tech to simplify cross-chain transactions. Polygon aims to become a regulated payments provider by 2026, competing with traditional","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608","og_site_name":"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","article_published_time":"2026-01-14T10:46:33+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/01\/14135740\/Coinme.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"\u884c\u653f","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"\u884c\u653f","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608","url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608","name":"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/polygon-coinme.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-14T10:46:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/polygon-coinme.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/polygon-coinme.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5608#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Polygon Moves Into Regulated Payments With $250M Acquisition Spree"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/","name":"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis","description":"Latest Crypto & Bitcoin News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf","name":"\u884c\u653f","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4c2d23409b09e004cef3facbe677e95c5401f9e29680f3a311e0130c5748089?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"\u884c\u653f"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/demo3.aiwalls.com\/coinbase"],"url":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}