Samsung Wallet now helps USDC on the Sui blockchain for eligible Galaxy units in the US, the Sui Basis announced on October 8. The combination covers as much as 82 million US Galaxy units, with different markets to observe at an unspecified date.
Users can maintain and ship USDC straight inside Samsung Wallet. USDC is the one asset supported at launch, and the SUI token will not be accessible. Sui’s gasless stablecoin transfers imply customers pay no community price and don’t want to carry SUI to maneuver {dollars}.
“Stablecoins have the potential to make shifting cash world wide quicker and simpler,” stated Woncheol Chai, head of the digital pockets group in Samsung Electronics’ cell enterprise.
Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and chief product officer of Mysten Labs, the unique contributor to Sui, stated that “stablecoins have confirmed that {dollars} can transfer globally in seconds.”
The announcement settles particulars Samsung left open in July, when it confirmed a Samsung Wallet mockup holding USDC at its Galaxy Unpacked occasion in London however gave no chain, issuer or launch date. Selecting Sui over Ethereum, Solana or Base fingers a high-profile distribution win to a community that has been courting funds use instances. Sui says it has processed greater than $1 trillion in stablecoin switch quantity since August 2025.
A number of sensible questions stay. The announcement doesn’t say how customers fund their USDC stability, whether or not by a financial institution, a card or an change integration, or whether or not the pockets is self-custodial. It additionally describes the function in phrases of sending cash and remittances, with no point out of paying retailers by Samsung Pay, which is the place a cellphone pockets’s distribution would matter most. Circle will not be named as a accomplice, though native USDC has been stay on Sui since 2024.
The 82 million determine measures potential attain. What number of Galaxy homeowners truly fund a USDC stability will rely largely on the on-ramp, which Samsung and Sui have but to explain.
