Weekly Crypto Card Digest: Oct 19 - 25
Big week for Crypto Cards.
AI got access to card accounts, cards moved onto new chains, and launching a new card now takes weeks, not months.
Here is all of it, project by project:
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@StripeCrypto : with
@privy_io and Stripe Issuing, fintechs can launch stablecoin card programs in weeks, not months, with ready-made onboarding, card management and spending straight from stablecoin balances
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@wirexapp : $WPAY moves to Arc and Polygon support ends by end of November, and annualised onchain card spend across Wirex infrastructure passed $2B, per its Q3 review
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@ether_fi : you can now connect your account to Claude, ChatGPT or any AI assistant that supports MCP, read-only, statements download as PDF or CSV, and it acquired selected
@zealwallet assets, so Zeal users can move over inside the app
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@Mastercard : opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines, an AI agent pays for digital services within the budget and rules a business sets
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@cashi : launched the Cashi USD Account, an account in your name with ACH, Fedwire and SWIFT, 0 fees and 1:1 to USDT or USDC, plus 10% back on Solana Breakpoint tickets, up to $50, until Nov 14
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@raincards : powers
@gokubupay, one of the first projects out of BitGo Labs, a stablecoin-backed card with an AI assistant that analyzes your spending
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@reapglobal : is live on
@monad, where Meru will launch the first stablecoin card program, and stablecoins in
@crossmint wallets can now be spent with Reap
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@useTria :
@arc is now on Tria, send, receive and convert USDC on Arc, then top up the card or fund your trading account
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@itstuyo : Buy Now, Pay Maybe ends Oct 31 and 1.5% cashback starts Nov 1, and AI agents can now get view access to your account and act only after your approval
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@PulsarMoneyApp : you can now top up from another card, and stablecoins on
@arbitrum fund the account with no bridge fees
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@SolidYield : statements are live, any month or a custom date range, as a clean PDF
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@lava_xyz : Lava Private is live, segregated cold storage for your bitcoin, credit against it and inheritance planning with one dedicated team
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@Solayer_Pay : USDT on BNB Chain and USDC on Base now deposit straight to the balance, next to Solana, Ethereum and Arbitrum
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@allscaleio : its business Crypto Card is live, powered by
@InterlaceMoney, a consumer card is next
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@altitude : run several companies from one login, with dedicated accounts, cards and permissions for each and free instant transfers between them
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@eldoradoio : announced its first stablecoin-powered credit product with
@talamobile, on
@tempo, launching first in Bolivia, per CEO
@stablecoing
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@DptPay : the physical Visa card starts shipping mid-November, with a US Visa BIN and $0 annual fee, card price TBA, waitlist is open
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@EthenaPay : tap the FX rate on any card payment to flip how it's shown, live a week after users asked for it
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@Exa_App : coming in the next few weeks, tokenized stocks as collateral for the card, pending a governance vote, Exa for Business and multiple cards per user
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@BleapApp : on Oct 24 its card partner Unlimit had a disruption and some card payments could fail, funds and transfers were not affected
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@solcard : $SOLC staking is live with new tiers, and per its update 70,000+ cards, 1.4M+ purchases and $110M+ spent
Which one are you trying first?