# Mastercard just replaced 42 character wallet addresses with verified usernames for self custody transfers, and Polygon was the first network they chose.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-19 · TechBullion*

## Key points

- Mastercard has launched verified username crypto transfers, replacing wallet addresses, exclusively on Polygon first.
- Pepeto has raised over $9.2 million in presale and secured a confirmed Binance listing.
- Polygon activated the Giugliano hardfork, aiming for 100,000 transactions per second and shorter finality times.
- Polygon burned 100 million POL tokens in February 2026 and recorded 1.4 billion transactions in 2025.
- The Changelly polygon price prediction for 2026 projects POL between $0.078 and $0.088, despite strong network fundamentals.

**Companies:** Mastercard, Polygon, Pepeto
**Countries:** United States

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