Request Network Adds One-Click Cross-Chain Mass Payouts & Merkle Screening
Request Network (Swiss foundation, Chainwire press release) announced an upgrade to its stablecoin payment platform with one-click cross-chain mass payouts and expanded wallet screening via Merkle Science.
Key update: one approval to pay many recipients across chains. Request Network now supports mass payouts on both EVM networks and Tron. Users can initiate payouts from a single wallet in USDC or USDT, targeting the top 6 EVM chains (Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain). The protocol can automatically fetch and batch bridge and swap quotes, so individual transfers can be routed to the correct destination with a single signature.
Tron expansion: the release adds mass payouts for USDT on Tron, allowing multiple recipients to receive in a single transaction.
Compliance upgrade: Request Network integrated Merkle Science as an additional wallet screening provider. When enabled, screening policies determine whether a payer/recipient is eligible for execution, aiming to reduce exposure to high-risk wallet interactions that can lead to freezing or off-ramp difficulties.
Executives: Tristan Wallaert (CEO, Request Network Foundation) said the bottleneck for large-scale stablecoin payments is operational complexity, while Merkle Science’s CEO Mriganka Pattnaik emphasized that compliance must scale as payments become more cross-chain.
Market context: Request Network’s focus is on stablecoin payment infrastructure (USDC/USDT routing, batching, and on-chain compliance), not on token price catalysts. It may support broader stablecoin utility and institutional onboarding, but near-term trading impact is likely limited.
Note: The article does not provide specific revenue, user, or adoption metrics beyond stating that more than $2B has moved via Request Network technology to date.
Neutral
This is product/infrastructure news for stablecoin payment routing and compliance, centered on Request Network’s “one-click” cross-chain mass payouts and Merkle Science wallet screening. It can improve operational efficiency (single signature, batched bridge/swap routing, EVM + Tron coverage) and reduce compliance friction, which is broadly supportive for stablecoin usage.
However, it is not a macro liquidity event and provides no direct token supply/demand catalyst for the mentioned chain tokens (ETH/ARB/OP/MATIC/BNB/TRX). As a result, traders are more likely to view it as gradual adoption/tech progress rather than an immediate price driver.
In the short term, any market reaction is likely muted and sentiment-driven, similar to other wallet/bridge UX or compliance integrations that improve on-chain workflows but rarely move major coins without broader flow data. In the long term, if enterprises adopt one-click batching at scale, it could increase stablecoin transfer frequency and strengthen the ecosystem’s position, which is mildly constructive but still not a direct bullish confirmation for token markets.