The feature follows Samsung's October 7 announcement and is now live, with roughly 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices compatible. Users must be 18 or older, have a Samsung Account, and run Android 13 or later; New York residents are excluded. Bastion handles the stablecoin accounts and transfer infrastructure, with Coinbase as sub-custodian via Coinbase Prime Vault. Transfers to other Samsung Wallet users or external wallets carry no Samsung fee; bank payouts to 60+ countries may incur fees. Samsung said it may explore stablecoin payments and additional markets.

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