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Visa’s Crypto Product Lead Leaves for Payments Startup

Daniel Mottice had served in the position since last May before co-founding a payments and infrastructure company called Ansible Labs, he said on Twitter.

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Visa Looking to Hire College Students to Develop In-House Crypto Talent

Program participants will build expertise in areas such as DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins and CBDCs, according to the payment giant’s job listing.

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Visa CEO Still Uncertain on Crypto’s Role

Al Kelly questions the utility of cryptocurrencies even as the payments giant gets involved in the sector.

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Mastercard, Visa Join Other Major Companies to Suspend Russian Services

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De joins “First Mover” to provide a geopolitical update as Visa, Mastercard, Paypal and Amex suspend operations in Russia. De explains how this will impact everyday people in Russia and what it means for the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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Visa and Mastercard Block Russian Banks Following Global Sanctions

As Russia continues its invasion into Ukraine, Visa and Mastercard have blocked several Russian banking services, restricting transactions for many everyday people in Russia. “The Hash” discusses the weaponization of financial institutions, drawing attention to cryptocurrency’s independence from centralized entities.

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Berkshire Hathaway Invests $1B in Brazilian Digital Bank Nubank, Reduces Mastercard, Visa Positions

The share purchase was made in the last quarter of 2021, according to an SEC filing.

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Visa Customers Made $2.5B in Crypto-Linked Payments in Fiscal Q1

Payments volume in the quarter was 70% of the company's total crypto volume during its previous fiscal year.

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FTX Readies Visa Debit Card for Users to Spend Crypto Balances

The card is currently unavailable in certain countries – including the U.S.

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Could Solana Become the Visa of the Digital Asset World?

The Solana blockchain could become the "Visa of the digital asset ecosystem" as it focuses on scalability, low transaction fees, and ease of use, according to a research note from Bank of America (BoA). The Wall Street titan also noted Solana and other blockchains might even snag market share from Ethereum over time. "The Hash" hosts weigh in on the BoA's assessments.

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