Mastercard’s $1.8B Crypto Bet
Finance Editor Ken Brown discusses why Mastercard is paying $1.8 billion for stablecoin startup BVNK to avoid being left behind in the global payments race. He analyzes the defensive nature of the deal and the growing importance of stablecoin on-ramps.
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