WalletConnect Pay now supports Solana, letting users spend SOL, USDC, and USDT at any merchant that accepts the payment protocol. The integration, announced on May 26, makes Solana the sixth blockchain available through WalletConnect’s payment infrastructure.
What WalletConnect Pay actually does
Think of WalletConnect as the universal translator between crypto wallets and applications. Founded by Pedro Gomes, the protocol serves as a connectivity layer that bridges wallets with tens of thousands of apps, handling the messy interoperability work so users don’t have to.
WalletConnect Pay is the commerce-focused extension of that infrastructure. It lets merchants accept crypto payments without needing to integrate each blockchain individually. One connection, multiple chains, multiple assets.
Before Solana’s addition, WalletConnect Pay already supported Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Optimism, and Arbitrum. Now Solana fills that gap. Users can pay with native SOL or the two dominant stablecoins on the network, USDC and USDT, giving merchants three liquid asset options from a single chain integration.
