Ripple’s RLUSD to Power Mastercard Credit Card Settlements on XRP Ledger
The pilot, unveiled at Swell 2025, positions regulated stablecoins like RLUSD as fast, compliant rails for fiat card payments.
Mastercard Eyes $2B Deal for Crypto Startup Zerohash
TLDR: Mastercard is negotiating to acquire crypto startup Zerohash for between $1.5 and $2 billion, sources say. The deal would be...
Mastercard Eyes Zero Hash Acquisition for Nearly $2B Bet on Stablecoins: Report
The global payments firm previously held talks to acquire crypto payment infrastructure startup BNVK, according to reports.
Mastercard Enters $2.5B Bidding War With Coinbase for UK Stablecoin Firm BVNK
TLDR: Coinbase and Mastercard are competing to buy BVNK in a deal valued between $1.5B and $2.5B. BVNK’s valuation has tripled in...
Coinbase and Mastercard Held Talks to Buy Stablecoin Fintech BVNK for Up to $2.5...
The sale, if it goes through, could become the largest stablecoin acquisition to date, with Coinbase leading bids over Mastercard,...
Binance Mastercard Goes Live in Brazil With Access to Spend BTC, ETH, and More
TLDR: Binance launches Mastercard-powered crypto card in Brazil, allowing instant spending at millions of merchants worldwide. Sup...
Crypto Exec: Stablecoins Need Consumer Protections to Compete
TLDR Stablecoins need to incorporate consumer protections to compete with traditional payment platforms like Visa and Mastercard....
Alchemy Pay Opens Fiat-to-RWA Gateway, Lets Users Buy Tokenized U.S. Stocks Worl...
TLDR: Alchemy Pay new platform offers direct fiat-to-tokenized stock access with Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and bank transfers....
MetaMask Introduces mUSD Stablecoin for Decentralized Dollar Transactions
TLDR: MetaMask mUSD stablecoin is fully backed by dollar-equivalent assets with real-time transparency. mUSD offers cross-chain co...
Mastercard Draws the Line on Crypto but Keeps Stablecoins in Play
TLDR: Mastercard sees crypto as a payment tool but not a revolution, says Christian Rau in a recent interview. The company uses cr...