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Digital currencies hold the promise to transform commerce, financial services and more. While there's a lot of work ahead, we are inventing and collaborating right now to make this future possible.

Inside the making of a self-custody Web3 card for a Web2 world

Mastercard worked with self-custody wallet leaders to make it easier for users to transact with their digital assets securely and seamlessly. Here's how.

For the first time, crypto exchange users will be able to send and receive crypto using their Mastercard Crypto Credential aliases, instead of the typically long and complex blockchain addresses.

Mastercard is introducing five startups from around the world to its Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets program to drive best-in-class user experiences and expand use cases that demonstrate the power of blockchain technology.

This startup is using blockchain to help rewire organizations for the carbon economy

Part of Mastercard’s latest Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets program, Triangle helps organizations better measure climate impact and facilitate real environmental change.

The next generation of blockchain – and banking: Fusing the flexibility of crypto with the convenience of fiat

A new pilot in Hong Kong with Standard Chartered Bank is the latest sign that momentum is building for tokenized bank deposits.

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Mastercard, Standard Chartered, Mox and Libeara successfully complete a proof-of-concept pilot on tokenized deposits and tokenized carbon credits

The year in blockchain: Building trust and opportunity one brick at a time

Buying a home or leasing heavy machinery with … blockchain? These innovators pitched the potential of the tech

Is safe the new sexy? CBDCs, trust and the evolution of money

Digital assets need to be safer. Here are some ways to do that

Putting trust at the center of the next digital assets innovation cycle

Mastercard accelerates crypto card partner program

Mastercard accelerates go-to-market opportunities for blockchain innovation

Embracing new ways to transact by unleashing the power of blockchain

We’re bringing more trust to blockchain transactions. Here’s how.

Where art meets tech: How a young analyst is helping musicians to thrive in Web3

New Web3 program to develop, launch emerging musical artists in digital economy

Crypto regulation is coming. Here’s how it could take shape

Making crypto a little less of a mystery

Why MIT’s crypto expert loves bear markets in tech

Know when to HODL ‘em? Nexo has the crypto card for you

Stablecoins explained: An FAQ on these digital assets

Mastercard to bring crypto trading capabilities to banks

How to turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay

Inside Maggie Love’s quest to mint more female crypto experts

This cyber sleuth helps crypto con victims get their coin back

Mastercard makes it easier, safer to buy crypto

Mastercard spearheads new Web3, crypto community to make emerging tech more accessible to women and non-binary individuals

hi launches world’s first NFT customizable card with Mastercard

How to make the crypto economy simple and safer

4 ways women are changing crypto and blockchain

Mastercard brings its payments network to Web3 and NFTs

Paxos thinks the financial world will be dominated by digital assets. Here’s how

Nexo launches first card backed by a crypto credit line with Mastercard, DiPocket

DeFi, DAOs and CBDCs: 8 crypto innovators on what's next

How Ava Labs is building the road to crypto ‘hypergrowth’ with Avalanche

Mastercard expands consulting with practices dedicated to crypto, open banking and ESG

Making the creator economy mainstream: Why Coinbase is getting into NFTs

Making it easier for everyone to buy NFTs

The year your grandpa bought Bitcoin

New digital assets and cryptocurrency startups join Mastercard Start Path program

Mastercard and Bakkt partner to offer innovative crypto and loyalty solutions

How NFTs are redefining commerce

How one Brazilian startup is using blockchain to revolutionize social investing (and beer!)

Mastercard partners with leading digital currency companies across Asia Pacific for region’s first crypto-linked payment cards

Mastercard acquires CipherTrace to enhance crypto capabilities

Win a non-fungible token (NFT) created by Mastercard

This cryptocurrency enthusiast wants to help you create NFTs

Mastercard launches new Start Path cryptocurrency and blockchain program for startups

How the Gemini credit card could change crypto and payments

From click-and-collect to crypto, 5 ways people are changing how they shop and pay

Criptan launches, along with Mastercard, a card to pay with cryptocurrencies in store and online

ConsenSys partnership supports the future of multi-blockchain commerce

Central bank digital currencies

In an always-on world, money needs to keep pace. Some governments that want to modernize their outdated payments infrastructure are looking to their central banks to issue their own digital currencies, known as CBDCs. These are digital and equivalent representations of physical currency but easier to handle, less vulnerable to fraud and, as connectivity increases and mobile devices proliferate, a powerful way to include more people in the digital economy.

Is safe the new sexy? CBDCs, trust and the evolution of money

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Countries are diving into digital currencies. Here are 5 choices they need to make.

The Bahamas is ‘disaster-proofing’ payments with its first-ever digital currency

Mastercard and Island Pay launch world’s first central bank digital currency-linked card

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