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AVAX’s Ava Labs President on Crypto Markets As Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soar
John Wu, President of Ava Labs, best known for building the “layer 1” Avalanche blockchain, discusses the outlook for layer 1 tokens and the wider crypto markets. This comes as gas fees on “layer 2” solution Ethereum remain near all-time highs. Meanwhile, Ava Labs has been chosen for Mastercard’s Crypto Accelerator Program.
Mastercard Outlines 3-Pronged Strategy to Support the Growing Crypto Community
The payments company said at its annual investor’s day conference that it would focus on services, network access and security.
Crypto Market Cap Breaks US$3 Trillion, APAC Crypto Cards to Launch
Crypto market cap breaks US$3 trillion mark. Mastercard offers crypto payment cards in partnership with APAC crypto platforms. Blockchain commodity platform, TradeGo, was established. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Mastercard Launches Crypto-Linked Payment Cards in Asia Pacific
The card giant will enable customers in the region to convert cryptocurrency to fiat for payments.
OLB Group Surges 90% After Saying It’s Ready for Mastercard Bitcoin Payments
The move comes as payment firms seek to integrate cryptocurrency into their offerings for merchants.
Visa Makes Investment in Credit Card Tech Startup Deserve
The credit card giant has made an undisclosed investment in Deserve following the success of its crypto rewards card issued in partnership with BlockFi.
Mastercard Is Integrating Crypto Payments Through a New Partnership With Bakkt
The tie-up will allow merchants and banks to build cryptocurrency into their offerings.
Bakkt Shares Surge 180% After Pacts With Mastercard, Fiserv for Crypto Payments
In true crypto fashion, two partnership announcements are causing BKKT to soar.
Mastercard Partners With Bakkt for Crypto Payments
Mastercard and digital asset platform Bakkt are teaming up to allow merchants and banks to build cryptocurrency into their offerings. The two companies plan to also shake up the way consumers can collect loyalty rewards. "The Hash" hosts discuss the development as a possible big step forward in bringing stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies to a wider market.
Porn, Mastercard Moderation and How Bitcoin Doesn’t Fix It
By imposing moderation requirements on content providers, the card giant crossed a worrying line. But the crypto alternative is problematic, too.
