šµšµšµ Spend Stablecoins Like Cash
Mastercard and MoonPay just teamed up to let you spend stablecoins like cash ā at over 150 million stores worldwide. Yep, that corner coffee shop? Your stablecoins might work there soon.
Hereās whatās happening:
- Mastercard cards will now be linked to your stablecoin balance
- At checkout, your crypto gets auto-converted to fiat
- No sketchy 3rd-party apps. Just swipe, tap, done.
The magic behind this? MoonPayās new API system (from their Iron acquisition), turning your crypto wallet into a full-on digital bank account.
This is BIG for:
š§āš» Freelancers getting paid globally
š Cross-border merchants
š¼ Fintechs offering crypto-native cards
š The 120M+ wallets already holding stablecoins
MoonPay CEO summed it up: āWeāre powering a new era of stablecoin payments ā and making them actually usable.ā
Letās be real: this isnāt some future vision ā itās rolling out now. One more step in making crypto actually practical.