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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.

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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.

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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.

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Crypto Payments Specialist Baanx Raises $20M Funding Round

The Series A investment round included Ledger, Tezos Foundation, Chiron and British Business Bank.

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Mastercard’s Latest Crypto Loyalty Scheme Aims to Plug Google Pay Gaps

Mastercard is working with emerging markets-focused mobile payments app Swoo Pay to offer loyalty rewards in cryptocurrency.

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BitGo CEO Says More Bitcoin ETF Rejections Are 'Quite Likely'; Tether's Bitcoin Mining Plans

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the reason why BitGo CEO Mike Belshe believes the SEC could reject a series of spot bitcoin ETF applications. Bloomberg reports on Tether's new efforts to become a bitcoin mining giant. And, what a Mastercard executive is saying about mass adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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Mastercard Says Customers Are Too Comfortable With Today's Money for Adoption of CBDCs: CNBC

The payments giant has a CBDC Partner Program that includes participants such as Ripple, Fireblocks and Consensys.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Made 'Mistakes' at FTX; Binance CEO CZ's Fortune Revealed

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony as he takes the stand in front of jurors during his criminal trial. Bloomberg reports on the change in Binance founder CZ's net worth during crypto winter. Plus, users of the hi debit Mastercard can now spend Metaverse platform Sandbox’s SAND token in eligible markets.

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Hi's Mastercard Debit Card Adds Option to Spend Sandbox's Token SAND

The hi debit Mastercard already allows users to spend bitcoin, ether and USDT.

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Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push

MoonPay will incorporate compliance-friendly Mastercard's Crypto Credential system and integrate payments tech like Mastercard Send and Click to Pay, according to a blog post.

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