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On Wednesday, self-custody crypto exchange Edge announced a no-Know Your Customer (KYC) debit Mastercard that can be funded with Bitcoin and other digital currencies.Without KYC verification, users would be able to spend their crypto at more than 10 million merchant terminals in the United States. Currently, one can fund the
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The cryptocurrency market has taken a downturn in recent weeks. Bitcoin, the bellwether for the crypto market, hit a 52-week low last week, a slump not seen since December 2020, and with it, the rest of the altcoins. Mastercard was not deterred from expanding more into the cryptocurrency space, despite
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Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said on Tuesday that he does not expect SWIFT, one of the most widely used platforms for cross-border fiat transactions, to exist in five years' time. Miebach was speaking at a panel session on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), as part of the Global Blockchain Business Council
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Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cryptox in one link.Top Stories This WeekMastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related
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Mastercard has filed 15 trademark applications covering a wide range of services relating to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). “We are continually looking for opportunities to deliver new and unique experiences to our customers and cardholders,” Mastercard said. Mastercard’s NFT, Metaverse Trademark Applications Payments giant Mastercard filed 15 trademark applications with
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Payments giant Mastercard has filed 15 nonfungible token (NFT) and metaverse trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO.Highlights of the filings include plans for a virtual community for interacting with digital assets, the processing of payment cards in the Metaverse, an online marketplace for buyers
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bitsCrunch, the India and Germany-based blockchain analytics company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to secure and safeguard the NFT ecosystem, unveiled that it has been selected to join global payment services provider MasterCard’s startup engagement program called the MasterCard Start Path. Designed to help later-stage startups scale,
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Crypto exchange Binance has blocked transactions with Mastercard and Visa cards issued in the Russian Federation. The trading platform announced the move after the American payment giants decided to halt operations in Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine. Russians Unable to Use Their Mastercard and Visa Cards on Binance Starting
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The world’s leading payment processors Visa and Mastercard have joined sanctions against Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine. The American companies announced suspension of operations in the Russian Federation although Russians will be able to use their cards inside the country. Card Payment Giants Visa and Mastercard Add to Pressure
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The payment processors cited Russia's invasion of Ukraine in announcing the move on Saturday. Original Source
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