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MasterCard just announced a non-custodial Bitcoin debit card. This is huge 🤯

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What you need to know:

  • The card is a euro-denominated crypto debit card launched together with Mercuryo.

  • Users can spend Bitcoin from self-custodial wallets at 100M+ merchants globally

  • This is a massive step for Mastercard, building on a pilot with MetaMask

This legitimzes Bitcoin as an every-day currency beyond a store of value.

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Even more important:

  1. Direct spending: Just like using a regular debit card. No need to convert to fiat first.

  2. Seamless: The card is compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay.

  3. Full control: Users retain full control of their crypto assets in their self-custodial wallets.

Previously users had to: