Russia’s War on Telegram Hillariously Backfired, Claims Pavel Durov

Russia’s campaign to block Telegram and restrict Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) triggered a nationwide banking outage on April 3, disrupting card payments, ATMs, and digital transfers country-wide. дальше »

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Ether targets the $2,166 resistance as buyers step in

Key takeaways ETH is up by less than 1% and now trades above $2,050. The bulls defended the $2,000 support level, with further upward movement on the card.   Ethereum is up by less than 1% at the time of writing on Friday, halting the bearish performance that gripped the market on Thursday. дальше »

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KB Kookmin Card taps Avalanche for hybrid stablecoin credit card

KB Kookmin Card is partnering with Avalanche and OpenAsset to build a hybrid stablecoin credit card system that spends from a blockchain wallet first, then falls back to traditional credit if needed. дальше »

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Avalanche price forecast: AVAX eyes rebound as Korea deal boosts outlook

Avalanche (AVAX) price traded just in the green on Tuesday morning as most cryptocurrencies held near key levels amid ongoing market weakness. However, investor attention on the altcoin could rise as South Korea’s KB Kookmin Card accelerates the development of a stablecoin-based payment model on the Avalanche network. дальше »

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Stablecoin payments go 'invisible' in Southeast Asia as crypto card business surges

StraitsX, a Singapore-based company, has seen rapid growth in its stablecoin card program, with a 40x surge in transaction volume and an 83x increase in card issuance between 2024 and 2025. дальше »

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New Canada bill seeks full ban on crypto campaign donations

Canada’s election bill would ban crypto, prepaid card, and money order donations to political groups over tracing concerns during elections. дальше »

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Why Mastercard paid double for stablecoin infrastructure it could have built

The credit card giant’s pricey payment to buy stablecoin platform, BVNK, says more than any strategy deck or earnings call ever could. дальше »

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Elon Musk’s X taps crypto designer Benji Taylor for X money push

X hired Benji Taylor as head of design as X Money nears wider rollout with peer payments, wallet services and a debit card for X users soon. дальше »

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ECB seeks experts to help integrate digital euro into ATMs, card payment terminals

The European Central Bank is preparing the ground should legislators enable the issuance of a digital currency and the bank's governing council approve issuing it. дальше »

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Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments

Visa launches CLI tool enabling AI agents to execute card payments, expanding its push into automated and agent-driven commerce. The post Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Fold posts $69.6M net loss but doubles down on bitcoin credit card expansion

Fold's ambitious Bitcoin credit card expansion could redefine its market position, but sustaining financial losses poses significant risks. The post Fold posts $69.6M net loss but doubles down on bitcoin credit card expansion appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Bitrefill hack linked to Lazarus: what it reveals about crypto risks

Cryptocurrency payments and gift card platform Bitrefill has resumed operations after a cyberattack on March 1, 2026, exposed parts of its infrastructure and cryptocurrency wallets. The company has attributed the breach to the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group following an internal investigation. дальше »

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P2P platform NoOnes pushes into $1T gift card market to expand crypto access

Crypto peer-to-peer platform NoOnes has revealed plans to expand its gift card trading architecture in a bid to build what it describes as one of the largest marketplaces for exchanging retail vouchers for digital assets. дальше »

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Visa is ready for AI agents. So is Coinbase. They're building very different internets

The next trillion-dollar payments network won't have a checkout page. No card number, no CVV, no human at the keyboard. Just machines paying machines, thousands of times a second, for fractions of a cent. дальше »

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Mastercard frantically doubles down on crypto to avoid becoming irrelevant and losing control

Mastercard’s crypto partner push is really a plan to keep stablecoins inside its network Mastercard is trying to make sure the stablecoin era still needs its card services. On Wednesday, the company launched a program with more than 85 crypto-native firms, payments providers, banks, compliance vendors, custody companies, exchanges, and infrastructure groups. дальше »

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Stablecoin market hits $312B as banks, card networks embrace onchain dollars

As regulation advances and institutions adopt blockchain settlement, stablecoins are expanding beyond crypto trading into payments infrastructure. дальше »

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Top Crypto Presale March 2026: Pepeto Leaves DeepSnitch AI and Mutuum Finance Behind as Visa Expands Stablecoin Cards to 100 Countries

The digital asset environment has moved beyond speculative roadmaps, and Visa just confirmed its partnership with Bridge to expand stablecoin linked card issuance to over 100 countries, turning digital assets into functional global payment tools. дальше »

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Visa and Bridge expand stablecoin-linked Visa card program to 100+ countries

Visa and Bridge expand stablecoin-linked Visa card program to 100+ countries and launch onchain settlement pilot. The post Visa and Bridge expand stablecoin-linked Visa card program to 100+ countries appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Bitcoin drops to $63K on Iran strikes, Goliath Ventures CEO arrested for $328M fraud, MetaMask card launches nationwide | Weekly recap

In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Bitcoin fell to $63,062 before recovering following explosive strikes in Tehran amid U.S.-Israel operations and Iranian retaliatory missiles. In other prominent news, federal authorities arrested Goliath Ventures founder Christopher Alexander Delgado on… дальше »

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Bitcoin Hyper News 2026:  $DSNT is crushing $HYPER & IONX with 300x Upside As Mastercard and MetaMask Crypto Card Signals Big Boom Ahead

Latest Bitcoin Hyper news has traders buzzing as Mastercard drops a game-changing crypto card move. DeepSnitch AI is crushing $HYPER & IONX with 300x upside. дальше »

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Spend straight from your wallet: MetaMask debit card goes live across the U.S.

MetaMask and Mastercard have officially launched the MetaMask Card across the United States, marking a significant step in bringing cryptocurrency spending into everyday commerce. New MetaMask and Mastercard card lets users spend crypto The announcement follows successful pilot programs in… дальше »

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MetaMask expands Mastercard crypto card across the US

MetaMask launches US wide card including New York, enabling self custodial crypto spending with Mastercard and a $199 metal tier. The post MetaMask expands Mastercard crypto card across the US appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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MetaMask expands debit card across U.S. after year-long pilot

The card lets users spend digital assets directly from their self-custodial wallets at various merchants. дальше »

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Etherfi Cash launch sees ETHFI explode 17% - Are more gains coming?

Ether.fi [ETHFI] has gained 17% in the last 24 hours. The rally follows the launch of Etherfi Cash, a Visa card offering up to 3% cashback with no annual fee. The card  integrates with Apple Pay aThe post Etherfi Cash launch sees ETHFI explode 17% - Are more gains coming? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Ether.fi moves Cash card product to OP Mainnet in major platform shift

Ether.fi will migrate 70,000 cards and 300,000 accounts to OP Mainnet, bringing $2M in daily crypto payments to Optimism. The post Ether.fi moves Cash card product to OP Mainnet in major platform shift appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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iFlux Global and HPX Partner to Revolutionize Web3 Wallet Infrastructure and Crypto Card Solutions

iFlux Global partners with HPX to integrate high-tier Web3 wallet infrastructure and white-label crypto card solutions for over three million users worldwide. дальше »

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Quantoz gains Visa nod to issue stablecoin-linked debit cards in Europe

The Dutch electronic money issuer will act as a BIN sponsor for fintech partners, linking regulated dollar- and euro-denominated tokens to mainstream card rails. дальше »

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What Is the Best Crypto Card for Payments?

Discover the best crypto card for payments in 2026. Compare Bitget, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, and Bleap on fees, rewards, and everyday use. дальше »

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OKX secures EU payment license to expand stablecoin services

OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card.

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Binance’s Mastercard crypto card launches across CIS countries

Binance rolls out its prepaid Mastercard crypto card to select CIS markets, offering instant crypto-to-fiat payments, cashback rewards, and a Valentine promo amid scam warnings. Binance has launched its prepaid Mastercard crypto card in several Commonwealth of Independent States countries,… дальше »

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Wirex and Collective Memory End Creator Payment Delay: Earn and Spend in Real Time

Wirex, a full-stack crypto card issuer and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, today announced it is powering the launch of the Collective Memory Card — giving creators on the decentralized social platform the ability to earn earn from content and spend those earnings seconds later at any merchant worldwide. дальше »

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US credit card customers are saddled with $1.28 trillion in debt

U.S. credit card balances reached $1.28 trillion by the end of the fourth quarter, marking a $44 billion increase in debt over the three-month period, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. дальше »

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Payy launches privacy-enabled Ethereum layer 2 with support for MetaMask 

Payy has announced a privacy-enabled Ethereum layer 2 that it claims will make on-chain financial activity effectively “invisible” to the public eye. Payy, which operates a privacy-focused wallet and a Visa-powered crypto card, said in a Wednesday X post that… дальше »

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Oobit’s Plug and Pay turns crypto wallets into full-scale payment apps

Oobit has announced Plug and Pay, a turnkey embedded payments solution that allows wallet providers to enable real-world crypto spending directly within their apps through a single integration. The product removes the need to build a payment stack, making crypto usable anywhere Visa is accepted without requiring wallets to obtain licenses, manage card network relationships, […] дальше »

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OKX Launches Compliant Pay and Card Products in Europe

The OKX Card allows real-time stablecoin spending at over 150 million Mastercard locations.

The post OKX Launches Compliant Pay and Card Products in Europe appeared first on Coinspeaker.

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OKX launches new card to support everyday payments in Europe

OKX founder Star Xu unveils OKX Pay and a Mastercard-linked OKX Card to turn fiat-backed stablecoins into a compliant everyday payment rail inside the EU’s rules. Europe’s crypto industry is inching from speculation to spendability, and OKX wants to be the… дальше »

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OKX debuts OKX Card in Europe with zero fees and instant rewards

The launch of OKX Card in Europe could accelerate crypto adoption by integrating stablecoins into everyday transactions, enhancing financial inclusivity. The post OKX debuts OKX Card in Europe with zero fees and instant rewards appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Bitcoin Finds A Real-World Use Case In Las Vegas Stores

Small shops and some bigger chains in Las Vegas are now taking Bitcoin for everyday buys. People scan a QR code, pay from a phone, and the merchant gets paid. According to local reports, owners are trying this out to cut the cost of credit card processing and to attract customers who prefer crypto. Related […] дальше »

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Best Cryptos For High ROIs: BlockchainFX ($BFX) And Unstaked Compared As The January 31 Trading App Launch Puts $BFX In The Spotlight 

BlockchainFX shines among high-ROI crypto picks with a Jan 31 trading app launch, Visa card utility, $12.8M raised, and a 50% APP50 presale bonus. дальше »

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Bybit EU Introduces Bitcoin Cashback on the Bybit Card, Turning Everyday Spending into BTC

PRNewswire, PRNewswire, 19th January 2026, Chainwire

The post Bybit EU Introduces Bitcoin Cashback on the Bybit Card, Turning Everyday Spending into BTC appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.

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Binance Australia brings fiat back after being debanked for 2 years

Since mid-2023, Binance Australia users have only been able to deposit or withdraw fiat funds from their crypto exchange accounts via debit or credit card. дальше »

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Crypto card spending hits $18 billion annualized as stablecoin use shifts to everyday payments

Artemis research shows crypto credit and debit card spending is now rivaling peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers, with Visa capturing most on-chain volume through early infrastructure partnerships. дальше »

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Argentina’s Second-Largest Crypto Exchange Debuts Visa Credit Card

Argentina crypto exchange Lemon has launched the country’s first Visa credit card backed by Bitcoin collateral. The post Argentina’s Second-Largest Crypto Exchange Debuts Visa Credit Card appeared first on Coinspeaker. дальше »

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Ingenico taps WalletConnect to support stablecoin payments at checkout

By integrating WalletConnect Pay, Ingenico is testing whether stablecoins can function as a practical alternative to card networks in everyday commerce. дальше »

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The Non-KYC Revolution: Digitap ($TAP) Launches Visa Card for Global Freedom

Digitap ($TAP) launches Visa cards with No-KYC verification. Privacy meets spending power in the best crypto presale of 2026. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Prediction as Trump Pushes 10% Credit Card Interest Rate Cap

Bitcoin price has traded tightly between $90,200 and $90,700 over the last 24 hours, currently at $90,659 as of 12:34 a.m. EST. BTC has been [...] дальше »

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Stablecoin card adoption will be a 'big theme' of 2026: Dragonfly exec

Crypto venture capitalists have tipped stablecoin card adoption to take off in 2026 after fintech startup Rain secured $250 million in funding to push stablecoin payments. дальше »

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Visa-linked stablecoin platform Rain raises $250M at $1.95B valuation

The raise values Rain at $1.95 billion after 30-fold card growth in 2025, with the Visa-linked platform planning expansion across multiple continents. дальше »

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Tokenized Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield through BlackOpal's GemStone platform

The initiative leverages the Plume Network to tokenize credit card receivables, while giving merchants immediate access to cash. дальше »

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Stripe Adds Crypto.com Pay to Checkout for Millions of Merchants, Teams Up on Card Acquiring

Stripe and Crypto.com have partnered to add Crypto.com Pay as a checkout option across millions of Stripe merchants and to use Stripe for card acquiring. дальше »

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