Mastercard & Chainlink Collab Opens Crypto Floodgates for 3 Billion Users

Banks hate this one trick: Mastercard just cut the red tape between fiat and crypto for half the planet.

The payments giant teamed up with Chainlink to let its 3 billion-strong user base buy digital assets directly—no middlemen, no offshore exchanges, just swipe-and-go adoption.

How it works

Chainlink’s oracles bridge Mastercard’s legacy rails with blockchain pricing data. Suddenly, every cardholder’s wallet becomes an on-ramp.

Why it matters

This isn’t just about convenience. It’s Wall Street’s worst nightmare—a backdoor for mainstream crypto access that bypasses traditional gatekeepers. (Cue bankers scrambling to ‘blockchainify’ their PowerPoint decks.)

The kicker? The system’s already live. No waitlists, no ‘coming soon’—just 3 billion potential new crypto users waking up to find their plastic is now a magic internet money wand. Happy regulatory headaches!