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Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal 'a clear answer' to a massive shift in the global payment war
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Mastercard said Tuesday that it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in an effort to connect fiat and discussion-threads-march-19-2026.html" class="story-link" title="Daily Crypto Discussion - March 19, 2026 (GMT+0)">crypto payment rails.
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