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Ondo Finance to Bring RWAs to Mastercard Network

Mastercard's MTN incorporates API-enabled blockchain tools to allow banks to streamline domestic and cross-border transactions

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Finance

Mastercard Says It Has Moved Beyond Experimentation in Crypto, Focused on 'Real Solutions'

“What is stopping [crypto] from going mainstream is really that consumers need to be able to find each other using what they already know,” Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan told CoinDesk.

Raj Dhamodharan, Head of Crypto and Blockchain, Mastercard (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Mastercard and JPMorgan Link Up to Bring Cross-Border Payments on the Blockchain

Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network (MTN) is joining forces with the bank’s Kinexys Digital Payments unit, the recent rebranding of JPM Coin.

Raj Dhamodharan, Head of Crypto and Blockchain, Mastercard (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

TradFi Underestimates Bitcoin's Enormous Scale, Franklin Templeton CEO Says

Bitcoin processed $36.6 trillion in transactions last year, far more than payment network giants Mastercard and Visa combined.

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Goldman Sachs Holds Over $400M in Bitcoin ETFs; Crypto.com's New Sponsorship Deal

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Goldman Sachs reveals in its quarterly 13-F report that it holds positions in seven out of the 11 BTC ETFs in the U.S. Plus, Crypto.com becomes the official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, and MetaMask readies a blockchain-based debit card developed with Mastercard and Baanx.

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Finance

MetaMask Starts Rollout of Blockchain-Based Debit Card Developed With Mastercard, Baanx

The new offering will allow MetaMask users to purchase directly from their self-custodial crypto wallet.

MetaMask debit card (MetaMask)

Policy

U.S. Financial Industry to Explore Sharing Ledger Technology for Multiasset Transactions

The New York Innovation Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will act as a technical observer.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Firm 1inch Introduces Web3 Debit Card in Partnership With Mastercard and Baanx

The 1inch Card will allow users to use their crypto for online and in-person purchases, and make cash withdrawals at supported ATMs through seamless crypto to fiat conversion.

close up of Mastercard logo and hologram on a payment card

Finance

With Mastercard, MetaMask Tests First Blockchain-Powered Payment Card

Issued by Baanx, the card would let users spend their crypto "on everyday purchases, everywhere cards are accepted," according to marketing materials CoinDesk reviewed.

MetaMask test image (MetaMask)