Institutional strategy and crypto moves

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Mastercard’s primary competitor, Visa, has also been active in the crypto space, forming a partnership with Coinbase for instant withdrawals, launching a Web3 platform, and investing in stablecoin payment provider BVNK

Raj Dhamodharan, Executive Vice President of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Mastercard, emphasized the company’s mission to bridge onchain commerce with offchain mainstream payment networks by leveraging Mastercard’s global infrastructure

Mastercard has expanded its digital asset strategy through high-profile integrations, including partnerships with MoonPay to enable stablecoin payments at over 150 million merchants and with Kraken to launch crypto debit cards across Europe and the UK

Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, noted that as blockchain adoption grows, the line between private and public chains will disappear, signaling long-term institutional alignment with decentralized infrastructure

Guy Young, founder of Ethena Labs, noted that while institutional crypto adoption is inevitable, the pace of transformation may be slower than expected, tempering short-term expectations

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