Visa, Mastercard to push back on crypto-related services
Visa, Mastercard to push back on crypto-related services
Visa and Mastercard have moved to suspend the launch of crypto-related services until market conditions and the regulatory environment improve.
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The global crypto market cap is $1.07 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $41.63 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $23,480.17 and BTC market dominance is 42.3%. The price of Ethereum is $1,637.02 and ETH market dominance is 18.7%. The best performing cryptoasset sector is Energy, which gained 5%.
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Visa, Mastercard to push back on crypto-related services
Visa and Mastercard have moved to suspend the launch of crypto-related services until market conditions and the regulatory environment improve.
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