AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesMastercard Sponsors XRP Ledger 36-Hour Hackathon in New YorkMastercard is sponsoring a 36-hour XRP Ledger hackathon in New York focused on protocol development, agentic finance, an...Aug 27, 2026, 01:09 PMMastercardXRP Ledger
AdoptionStablecoins3 SourcesVisa Seeks Stablecoin Partner Licensed Across Four Markets After BVNK-Mastercard DealVisa issued a request for proposals to find a stablecoin settlement partner licensed across four markets, following Mast...Aug 19, 2026, 03:02 AMVisaMastercard
Layer 1Stablecoins4 SourcesCircle Targets September 16 for Arc Public Mainnet LaunchCircle set September 16 as the public mainnet launch date for Arc, its permissioned blockchain, with 11 named founding v...Aug 15, 2026, 10:07 PMCircleArc
StablecoinsAdoptionMastercard Completes BVNK Acquisition to Expand Stablecoin InfrastructureMastercard finalized its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK on August 3, integrating on-chain paymen...Aug 4, 2026, 12:08 AMMastercardBVNK
AdoptionExchangesVisa and Mastercard Deepen Digital Asset Partnerships, Validating 2014 PredictionVisa and Mastercard are expanding partnerships with digital asset firms, validating a 2014 forecast that payment giants ...Jul 19, 2026, 01:25 PMVisaMastercard
AdoptionExchangesKraken Launches Debit Card for UK and EEA Users With 2% Bitcoin CashbackKraken has launched a debit card for eligible users in the UK and European Economic Area that allows spending directly f...Jul 13, 2026, 07:05 PMKrakenMastercard
StablecoinsMarketsCircle Stock Falls 17% After Coinbase Joins Stablecoin CoalitionMore than 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, BlackRock, Google, and Coinbase announced a stablecoin initi...Jul 4, 2026, 11:01 PMCircleUSDC
StablecoinsAdoptionRipple Joins Open USD Stablecoin Consortium with Visa and MastercardRipple has joined a stablecoin consortium backed by payment giants Visa and Mastercard to develop an open USD stablecoin...Jul 3, 2026, 08:02 AMRippleVisa
Layer 1AdoptionRipple Settles Tokenized Treasury With JPMorgan on XRPLRipple, JPMorgan, and Mastercard completed a tokenized Treasury settlement on the XRP Ledger in seconds, demonstrating r...Jun 23, 2026, 10:19 AMRippleJPMorgan
MacroUS Judge Approves Visa, Mastercard $38B Swipe Fee SettlementA US federal judge approved a $38 billion settlement between Visa, Mastercard, and merchants over swipe fees charged on ...Jun 10, 2026, 05:03 PMVisaMastercard
AdoptionStablecoinsMastercard to Enable Stablecoin Settlement Across Payments NetworkMastercard announced plans to support on-chain settlement using regulated stablecoins across its global payments network...Jun 3, 2026, 06:10 AMMastercardStablecoins
AdoptionMarketsChainlink Partners with Mastercard as LINK Falls 9.7% in a WeekChainlink announced a partnership with Mastercard to expand adoption, but LINK has fallen 9.7% over the past seven days ...May 29, 2026, 04:06 PMChainlinkMastercard
