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MaterCard embraces Bitcoin

Mastercard brings Bitcoin to 1B+ users & 100M merchants worldwide.

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.