DoorDash Joins Open USD With 140+ Partners; Zipline’s Drones Deliver In Under Four Minutes
DASH•DoorDash has become an inaugural partner in Open USD stablecoin initiative alongside over 140 firms including BlackRock, Coinbase, Stripe and Visa, sharing reserve earnings. Zipline’s Dallas drone service stopped ads after demand outgrew capacity, executing sub-four-minute deliveries and projecting orders to climb from 5.5B to 55B annually.
1. Inaugural Partner in Open USD
DoorDash appears on the founding list of over 140 Open USD partners, joining financial heavyweights like BlackRock, Coinbase, Stripe and Visa. The stablecoin will allow fee-free minting and redemption with most reserve yields distributed back to participants, aiming for decentralized governance under Open Standard.
2. Zipline’s Rapid Drone Delivery Scale
Zipline has suspended marketing in Dallas after autonomous deliveries outpaced capacity, achieving average fulfillment in under four minutes. The company projects its fast-delivery model could grow annual order volume from 5.5 billion to 55 billion, posing a potential competitive challenge to traditional logistics services like DoorDash.
