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Mastercard throws $1.8 billion into the stablecoin race

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Mastercard completes BVNK acquisition to

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boost stablecoin infrastructure. Uh BVNK

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taking a note out of a Coachella flyer

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and spelling bank in a really funny

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uh kind of way and flipping the V upside

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down and not having any vowels. That's

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what DJs do. There's a company now

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that's getting 1. I think 1.8 billion

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dollars here. Yet another unicorn uh in

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the crypto world. The story here though

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isn't that Mastercard bought this, is

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that Mastercard realized that there's

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they're in a hell of a lot of trouble

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and they're struggling to catch up to

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make sure that they are a part of the

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stablecoin race. This is going to give

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Mastercard the ability to do all things

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on chain. It's going to connect

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stablecoins, traditional currencies,

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bank accounts, payment systems across

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more than 130

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countries. Willing to pay 1.8 billion

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dollars for a company that you and I

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have never heard of that has bank

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spelled wrong.

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Mastercard acquired BVNK for $1.8 billion to strengthen its stablecoin infrastructure, acknowledging its struggle to keep pace in the stablecoin market. This strategic move will enable Mastercard to conduct all transactions on-chain, connecting stablecoins, traditional currencies, bank accounts, and payment systems across more than 130 countries.

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