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3 Altcoins About To Dethrone Visa & Mastercard? You Won't Believe #2!

3 Altcoins About To Dethrone Visa & Mastercard? You Won't Believe #2!

Okay, let's be real. You may be as tired as I am of those Visa and Mastercard logos. Like the giant suckers of financial predators, they’re the wallpaper of our financial lives – ubiquitous and always taking their share. Sure it looks great, but guess what – that wallpaper is...

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Visa & Mastercard's $60B Dip: Are Altcoins Really The Answer?

Visa & Mastercard's $60B Dip: Are Altcoins Really The Answer?

Visa and Mastercard shedding $60 billion? That's not pocket change. Merchants, understandably, are fed up. Two to three percent per transaction? Delays that are measured in geological epochs on internet time? It’s as if they’re delivering messages by carrier pigeon in an age of technology. No wonder they're looking for...

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Crypto Alternatives Emerge as Potential Disruptors to Visa and Mastercard

Crypto Alternatives Emerge as Potential Disruptors to Visa and Mastercard

We know the financial landscape is always evolving. As cryptocurrencies continue to rise in popularity, we’re seeing new alternatives to existing payment systems such as Visa and Mastercard start to take root. Best Wallet Token ($BEST) & $SUBBD are some of the new challengers among cryptocurrency best assets. Each of...

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Visa & Mastercard's $60B Dip: Can Altcoins REALLY Replace Them?

Visa & Mastercard's $60B Dip: Can Altcoins REALLY Replace Them?

The capital markets are going through a tremendous disruption moment, with many entrenched players such as Visa and Mastercard now facing a palpable headwind. This change raises a critical question: Can alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) truly step in and replace these established payment systems? Despite the negatives, many new crypto projects...

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Mercuryo Spend Card Connects Crypto to Mastercard's Global Network

Mercuryo Spend Card Connects Crypto to Mastercard's Global Network

Mercuryo has enabled its spend cardholders to make purchases at over 150 million merchants globally that accept Mastercard through a service that launched in February 2025. This now brings a huge rollout of the service via Mercuryo’s vast merchant ecosystem. The initiative directly connects crypto spending to existing payment networks....

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Bitcoin Mining 101: Demystifying Crypto's Core Process

Bitcoin Mining 101: Demystifying Crypto's Core Process

Bitcoin mining is the integral process that serves as the backbone of the Bitcoin network. It’s how new bitcoins are generated, and it’s how transactions are confirmed and added to the public blockchain. To those unfamiliar with the crypto space, the word “mining” may seem a bit scary. Learning the...

Altcoin ETF Approval A Double Edged Sword 3 Risks to Watch Out For

Altcoin ETF Approval A Double Edged Sword 3 Risks to Watch Out For

The buzz is building. Look out BTC, altcoin ETFs are on their way! The SEC seems to be getting a little more friendly towards it, especially with regards to Solana. We're seeing applications amended, deadlines looming, and even whispers of BlackRock jumping into the XRP game after the Ripple case...

Bitcoin Mining's Dirty Secret 2025: Is It Still Worth the Risk?

Bitcoin Mining's Dirty Secret 2025: Is It Still Worth the Risk?

Let's be blunt. The Bitcoin gold rush? It’s increasingly shaping up to be a fool’s errand come 2025. This really is more than a small blip in profitability. That is a dramatic and potentially catastrophic turn in the risk-reward equation. The shiny allure of digital gold is masking a growing...

5 Reasons Why Altcoin ETF Approval Will Unleash Crypto Summer 2.0

5 Reasons Why Altcoin ETF Approval Will Unleash Crypto Summer 2.0

The air is just crackling with excitement, right? Or maybe that’s just the Crypto Summer 2.0 that you can almost taste on the horizon. Forget the lukewarm spring we just had. This is about to be a full-blown heatwave, fueled by something even more potent than Bitcoin: Altcoins. And what's...

Altcoin ETF Approval Incoming? SEC's Oct 10 Deadline Looms!

Altcoin ETF Approval Incoming? SEC's Oct 10 Deadline Looms!

Introduction to the TopicCryptocurrency investment is on the verge of seismic change. Altcoin ETFs are primed to explode into the market! An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that holds a collection of assets, such as stocks, bonds, or commodities, and divides ownership of those assets into...

Ripple ETF Approval Odds Dip Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

Ripple ETF Approval Odds Dip Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

The odds on a Ripple exchange-traded fund (ETF) getting approved in 2025 have lowered slightly. It is now sitting at 89% on Polymarket. This figure is a decrease from the 98.2% recorded on June 3. Even with the recent ups and downs, there is no shortage of optimism when it...

80K Bitcoin Awakens! Why 14-Year-Old Coins Are On The Move

80K Bitcoin Awakens! Why 14-Year-Old Coins Are On The Move

In what could go down as the biggest new Bitcoin whale transfer to date, a whale just made the first move on their stash of 80,000 BTC that they’ve held for 14 years! This unexpected move has caused waves in the crypto sector. That monumental deal would be consummated on...