In March, the CNV opened the registry of virtual asset service providers, which is required for companies in the sector that want to operate in the country In 2023, Bit2Me raised $15 million in a funding round to grow its position in Spain and accelerate its expansion in Latin America…
Crypto holders in Europe will now be able to spend their crypto almost anywhere from the safety of their self-custodial wallets thanks to a new payment card from Mastercard. Mercuryo, a fintech platform for web3 firms, announced its collaboration with the payments provider on Thursday to launch “Spend” – a…
Crypto payments firm Mercuryo has released a Mastercard debit card for crypto holders in Europe. The virtual payment method, called Spend, enables users to turn their crypto holdings into fiat to make purchases at more than 90 million merchants in the Mastercard network, Mercuryo said in a statement on Thursday.…
Mastercard has teamed up with crypto payment provider Mercuryo to launch a new debit card called “Spend” that allows users to make payments directly from their self-custodial wallets using digital assets, including Bitcoin. According to a Sept. 5 statement, Mercuryo explained that “Spend” is a multi-chain crypto card that connects directly…
If blockchain platforms can solve the pain points of traditional finance, they can acquire a lion’s share of the payment industry. Binance Research Talks About Advantages of Blockchain Today’s payment industry relies heavily on an analog and cumbersome infrastructure. Limited banking hours and numerous intermediaries further compound their inefficiencies. Globally,…
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson said traditional finance is underestimating the size of bitcoin. She referenced the cryptocurrency’s transaction volume, which in 2023 was twice as high as that of Mastercard and Visa combined. Johnson spoke at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium in Jackson Hole on Tuesday. U.S. Adds 206K Jobs…
The Real-World Asset (RWA) sector is expected to reach a $16 trillion market cap by 2030, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Despite this promising outlook, the crypto market seems to be stagnating or sending mixed signals to investors. Whether altcoin season has started or is yet to begin remains…
The newly introduced MetaMask Card enables users in the EU and UK to convert cryptocurrency directly from their wallets and use it for everyday transactions. According to the official statement, the pilot phase of the MetaMask Card began on August 14. The initial rollout is limited to a select group…
MetaMask, the popular self custody Ethereum wallet,is revolutionizing the crypto landscape with the launch of its innovative blockchain based debit card. Partnering with Mastercard and Baanx, MetaMask aims to simplify how users spend their crypto. The Blockchain debit card allows its users to spend their crypto directly from Metamask wallet.…
MetaMask, the popular Ethereum-centric crypto wallet, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Mastercard to pilot a new debit card that will connect directly to users’ self-custody wallets and allow them to pay with crypto anywhere in the world where Mastercard is accepted. The MetaMask Card, as the product…