Mastercard is taking a big step into the world of crypto!
The company has announced a new plan that will let people use stablecoins to make payments — making it much easier to spend crypto like regular money.
Let’s see what this news means for you
Mastercard is working with two big companies:
– OKX (a popular crypto exchange)
– Nuvei (a payment service provider)
Together, they are building a system where:
– You can use a Mastercard to spend stablecoins.
– Shops and businesses can easily accept crypto payments.
OKX and Mastercard will also launch a new card.
With this card, stablecoin holders can spend their crypto easily — just like they use a debit or credit card.
Nuvei, with help from a fintech company called Circle, will set up the system so that more businesses can accept stablecoins
Stablecoins are a type of crypto that stay close to the value of something stable — like the US Dollar.
This means they don’t jump up and down in price like Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Why people like stablecoins:
This is not the first time Mastercard is working with crypto companies.
In the past, Mastercard has partnered with:
Their big goal is to let people spend stablecoins at over 150 million places where Mastercard is accepted — worldwide
Right now, stablecoins are getting a lot of attention from the government.
Recently:
This means rules about stablecoins could still change in the future.
If you own stablecoins, soon you might be able to:
Also, more businesses might start accepting crypto because of Mastercard’s new system!