#WesternUnion Files WUUSD Trademark Days After Stablecoin Reveal


Western Union Holdings submitted a trademark application for "WUUSD" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday. The filing covers an extensive range of #crypto services, including digital wallets, trading platforms, and payment processing solutions. The agency has accepted the application, though an examiner has not yet been assigned to review it.


The trademark submission arrives just one day after Western Union publicly announced plans to launch its U.S. Dollar Payment Token (USDPT) #stablecoin. The company revealed on Tuesday that USDPT will be deployed on the $SOL blockchain during the first half of 2026.


The relationship between WUUSD and USDPT remains unclear, as Western Union filed an identical trademark application for USDPT in early October. Rajiv Sawhney, head of international portfolio management at Wave Digital Assets, suggested that WUUSD might function as the public-facing ticker while USDPT remains the regulatory designation. He noted that Western Union may have determined USDPT to be less recognizable compared to a name incorporating the Western Union brand.

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October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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