Oobit brings self-custody wallets to the checkout counter

Oobit’s new DePay layer lets users spend crypto directly from wallets like MetaMask and SafePal, no custodial cards or top-ups required. Payments are settled on-chain and accepted by more than 150 million Visa and Mastercard merchants worldwide. According to a…

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Exclusive Q&A with Bitget Wallet CMO Jamie Elkaleh on Zero-Fee Crypto Card Powered by Mastercard

Bitget Wallet has announced the launch of a zero-fee crypto card that enables real-time, onchain-powered payments — seamlessly connecting Web3 wallets with the global Mastercard network. The initiative is built in collaboration with Mastercard and Immersve, offering crypto-native users the ability to pay at over 150 million merchants worldwide without surrendering custody of their assets.

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Bitget launches Mastercard-linked crypto card for seamless global payments

Bitget Wallet, the self-custodial digital asset wallet powered by crypto exchange Bitget, has launched a Mastercard-linked card in collaboration with infrastructure provider Immersve. The card allows users to make real-time crypto payments at over 150 million merchants globally, converting digital assets into fiat directly from their wallets.

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Mastercard teams up with Kraken to expand crypto payment services across Europe

Kraken partners with payment card giant Mastercard to make crypto payments available for users at over 150 million merchants across U.K. and European regions. According to the official press release, the partnership will build upon the already established Kraken Pay,…

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Pi Network token plunges 77% from peak, even as PiFest draws 1.8M users

4. 9 billion tokens already in circulation. PiFest 2025 saw 1. 8 million users across 58,000 merchants. Technicals signal further downside; with RSI below 20. Pi Network’s token, PI, is on a sharp downward trajectory, losing over three-quarters of its value since its February peak.

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MoonPay kicks off 2025 with acquisition of Helio to advance the future of crypto payments

Helio is a blockchain-based platform built on Solana It has handled more than $1. 5 billion in transactions and supports over 6,000 merchants Helio integrates with platforms such as Discord, Shopify, and WooCommerce MoonPay, a crypto payments platform, has acquired Helio, a blockchain-based platform built on Solana, for a reported $175 million.

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KuCoin launches new crypto payment solution for merchants

Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin just announced KuCoin Pay, which is a new payment platform designed to help merchants accept cryptocurrency transactions.  KuCoin Pay is integrated with the KuCoin (KCS) app, which is used by over 37 million people globally. By leveraging…

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Mastercard Launches Euro Denominated Non-Custodial Bitcoin Debit Card

Mastercard has launched a euro debit card enabling direct spending of Bitcoin and crypto from non-custodial wallets at its over 100 million merchants. The move reflects Mastercard's expanding efforts to bridge Bitcoin with its traditional payments network.

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Wirex announces strategic integration with Liquity

Wirex, a leading Web3 money app, is proud to announce the integration of Liquity’s LUSD and LQTY tokens, expanding its comprehensive selection of supported cryptocurrencies.   Users can now seamlessly engage in buying, selling, and utilising Liquity tokens for everyday transactions with 50 million merchants in 200+ countries through the Wirex app.

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin purchase information can’t be made public: Trustee

As a development bank for El Salvador, BANDESAL created a $150 million trust fund to guarantee the convertibility to dollars for citizens and merchants.

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Cardano May Get Accepted at Many More Million Merchants in Brazil Following These Events

Cardano (ADA) may get a chance at massive adoption in Brazil after major crypto exchange announced plans

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You Can Now Use Shiba Inu (SHIB) to Pay at 90 Million Merchants with Binance Card

Meme cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (SHIB) continues to see growing adoption, with Binance's pilot card in Argentina now supporting it

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MATIC is now available for purchase at over 90M merchants, can this increase its value?

Polygon (MATIC/USD) is now available on the Binance Card in Argentina.   This marked a major moment for those that want to use cryptocurrencies for daily purchases, as the card can be used at 90 million merchants on a global scale.

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BabyDoge Holder Count Hits New ATH, SHIB and ADA Accepted at 90 Million Mastercard Merchants, Ripple Expands into UAE: Crypto News Digest by U.Today

Check out U.Today’s news digest and make sure you are up-to-date with the latest events in the industry!

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SHIB, ADA Now Accepted at More Than 90 Million Mastercard Merchants: Details

Supported by Binance Argentina card, users can now use their assets for purchases

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Binance Adds Shiba Inu To Crypto Card, Enabling SHIB Payments For 60 Million Merchants

Shiba Inu has been taking the payments route to provide more utility for the cryptocurrency. Over the past year, numerous brands and merchants have begun to accept the meme coin as a mode of payment, seemingly to leverage the popularity of the coin among investors.

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Binance And Mastercard To Launch Bitcoin Rewards Card In Argentina

Users of Binance card can earn up to 8% cashback on purchases and bill payments through Mastercard’s vast network of over 90 million merchants worldwide.

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Edge launches flagship cryptocurrency Mastercard at Consensus 2022

The card and app allow users to spend Bitcoin at more than 10 million merchants nationwide without compromising their personal data or identity. Major self-custody exchange Edge announced its new Edge Mastercard at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas today.

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Alchemy Pay, Bella Protocol Collaborate to Launch CeFi and DeFi Yield Products

Today, Alchemy Pay operates in 65 countries and regions and has touchpoints with more than 2 million merchants through partnerships with industry giants such as Binance, Shopify, Arcadier, QFPay, and more.

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CoinZoom Aiming to Be a One-stop Shop for Crypto Payments

United States-based cryptocurrency payments app, CoinZoom is aiming to be the go-to platform for both crypto trading professionals and newbies alike. With CoinZoom, users can earn interest on their digital asset holdings, spend their coins with the CoinZoom Visa debit card at over 53 million merchants worldwide and also send and receive cross-border payments withoutRead More

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India’s Largest Mobile Payments Platform with 333 Million Users Is Considering Bitcoin Offerings

India’s payment giant Paytm had about 333 million customers and a network of more than 21 million merchants as of July 2021, would consider Bitcoin offerings if regulatory uncertainty surrounding cryptocurrencies gets cleared.

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140 Million People Opened ‘Wallets’ for China’s Digital Yuan and Used it for Transactions Worth $9.7B

While 1.55 million merchants, so far, can accept payments in e-CNY, Chinese police cracked the first case of e-CNY used to launder money. The post 140 Million People Opened ‘Wallets’ for China’s Digital Yuan and Used it for Transactions Worth .7B first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Shopify Enters the NFT Scene to Allow Merchants to Sell Them Directly to Customers

Shopify president Harley Finkelstein has announced the launch of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its platform. The popular eCommerce site boasts of more than 1. 7 million businesses worldwide, helping boost NFT adoption.

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Visa and 50 Crypto Platforms to Enable Cryptocurrency Payments at 70 Million Merchants

Visa Inc. announced Wednesday that the transactions via crypto-linked Visa cards exceeded $1 billion in the first quarter. The company further said that it is partnering with 50 major cryptocurrency platforms “to launch card programs that make it easy to convert and spend digital currency at 70 million merchants worldwide.” Visa Announces $1 Billion in […]

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China Merchants Bank joins local DeFi protocol to launch $50 million crypto ecosystem fund

Nervos, a China-based blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, today announced the launch of a $50 million fund with CMB International (CMBI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, as per a release.

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PayPal enables crypto payments with Checkout launch

Payments giant PayPal is not looking back on its cryptocurrency services plan for its millions of users. The company has launched a “Checkout With Crypto” service that will enable users to make payments using cryptocurrencies at about 29 million merchants.

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PayPal to Allow U.S. Consumers Pay With Bitcoin at Millions of its Online Merchants Globally

One of the biggest stories in the cryptocurrency industry in 2020 was the announcement from PayPal that they would be facilitating cryptocurrency-related transactions on their platform. PayPal is one of the biggest fintech platforms in the world, with over 330 million users and tens of millions of merchants.

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PayPal Rolls Out Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Payments

Some 26 million merchants that have integrated PayPal will now be able to accept some of the four most prominent cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and BCH. “As the use...

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PayPal Now Allows US Customers to Pay with Crypto at its 29 Million Merchants

PayPal Holdings, the payments giant, is ready to start allowing its US consumers to use cryptocurrencies to pay at its millions of online merchants globally. Currently, Bitcoin (BTC), Ethererum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC) are the only supported digital assets.

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PayPal to Allow Crypto Payments for All 29 Million Merchants

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BREAKING: PayPal U.S. Customers Now Allowed to Use Crypto to Pay Merchants

PayPal giant to announce that its US customers to begin using cryptocurrencies for online payments to 26+ million merchants globally

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MasterCard To Support Cryptocurrency Payments Across Its Consumer And Merchant Network In 2021

MasterCard has entered the cryptocurrency market, announcing that its close to one billion users will be able to spend cryptocurrencies using their MasterCard accounts. These digital currencies could then be used to buy things from over 30 million merchants who accept MasterCard.

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Are Institutions yet to announce Bitcoin purchases because they are still buying?

With Ethereum trading at a new all-time high, and PayPal enabling crypto payments for its 26 million merchants worldwide, this year has already been marked by significant events to signal crypto adoptThe post Are Institutions yet to announce Bitcoin purchases because they are still buying? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Visa Will Allow Wirex Customers to Use Crypto with 61 Million Merchants

Leading digital payments firm Wirex has been added to the European network of the Visa behemoth

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Visa partners to launch USDC payments

A major card payment service Visa announced its partnership with CENTER to offer USDC linked payments. The company wants to link its payment network of 60 million merchants worldwide to the USDT stablecoin.

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Visa May Support USDC Credit Card After Adding Circle to ‘Fast Track’ Program

Visa is linking its payments network of 60 million merchants to the USDC stablecoin, according to Forbes.

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Almost 20% of PayPal Users Have Used App to Trade Bitcoin, Mizuho Says

About 65% of users would use bitcoin as a currency at PayPal's 28 million merchants.

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What PayPal Allowing Crypto Usage On Over 28 Million Merchants Could Do For Bitcoin By 2021

Payment processing giant PayPal made its way into the crypto-industry after an announcement to support dominant digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC).

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PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Reveals Bullish Stance On Bitcoin

In a recent interview with CNBC, Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal has stated that “Early next year, we’re going to allow cryptocurrencies to be a funding source for any transaction happening on all 28 million of our merchants.

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China’s UnionPay and Korea’s Danal to launch crypto-supporting digital card

The new card will support crypto payments using Paycoin at over 30 million UnionPay merchants.

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PayPal Is Introducing “Crypto Gambling” To Its Customers, Rants Bitcoin Basher Nouriel Roubini

Last week, PayPal rocked the crypto world with the announcement that it’ll be making a couple of selected cryptocurrencies a funding source for purchases at its 26 million merchants across the globe.

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5 Best Crypto Cards That You Should Know About

Crypto cards aim to close the gap between legacy banking and digital assets. They allow users to benefit from holding funds in cryptocurrencies, with the flexibility to convert to cash via ATMs or spend them in the same way they can spend their fiat money from a bank account, at over 53 million merchants worldwide.

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Biggest News of the Week: Going Mainstream or A Sacrifice in the Name of Pump?

This week, the big news came in the form of PayPal announcing support for cryptocurrencies. Not only the payments company would allow its users to buy, sell, and hold crypto, but soon it will also allow the users to shop at its 26 million merchants using crypto.

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Bitcoin Flies as PayPal Boards the Crypto Express

PayPal has announced that its customers will soon be able to carry out crypto transactions with its 26 million merchants. In a statement released on Oct 21, the payments giant revealed that it will enable crypto payments on its network in early 2021.

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Payments Giant Paypal Says Its Customers Can Now Buy and Sell Bitcoin

Payments giant Paypal says its customers can now buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins with the company’s online wallets. The company also says its customers will able to use cryptocurrencies to shop at the 26 million merchants on its network starting in early 2021.

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PayPal to Allow Buying and Selling Bitcoin and Ethereum, Connecting to 26 Million Merchants

PayPal is integrating the purchasing and selling of bitcoin in the coming weeks, as well as ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin. This options will be available in USA to begin...

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PayPal: Society has Reached an Inflection Point, Moving From Physical Cash to Digital

Paypal, the payment processing giant, has recorded another strong quarter with $5.26 billion in the second quarter of 2020 and added 1.7 million merchants to its ecosystem. Paypal executives got on a call recently to discuss the future of cash, and during their discussion, they noted that society had reached an “inflection point” post COVID-19 […]

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Visa Moving to Integrate With Digital Currency Platforms

Visa says it is working to integrate digital currencies with its existing global network of 61 million merchants. The global payments technology giant is working with two licensed and regulated digital currency platforms, Coinbase and Fold.

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Swipe Visa Card Adds Crypto Travel Booking Site’s AVA Token

Travala.com’s native token AVA will now be added to the Swipe wallet service and Visa card platform — making it spendable at 60 million merchants worldwide.

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