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fromnews.bitcoin.com
5 hours ago

Mastercard Lands New York Bitlicense to Advance Stablecoin and Digital Payment Infrastructure

NYDFS granted Mastercard a Bitlicense, enabling regulated stablecoin and tokenized deposit operations in New York and supporting global onchain payments expansion.
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fromnews.bitcoin.com
6 days ago

Qivalis Adds 25 Banks as Europe Pushes Euro Stablecoin Infrastructure

A European bank coalition expanded to 37 institutions across 15 countries to develop a euro-pegged stablecoin for onchain payments and reduce dollar stablecoin dominance.
fromcointelegraph.com
6 months ago

Why Mastercard's $2B move into crypto could end banking hours as we know them

Mastercard is in talks to buy Zero Hash, following earlier interest in BVNK, in a push toward 24/7 stablecoin settlement. The deals could give Mastercard a turnkey onchain payments stack, accelerating its move from pilot to production. Stablecoin-based settlement would let banks and merchants transact continuously, bypassing batch cutoffs and weekend delays. Yet operational, compliance and liquidity challenges mean a hybrid phase will likely persist before full 24/7 adoption.
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