Mastercard just cleared one of the hardest regulatory hurdles in U.S. crypto, with its US transaction services unit receiving a BitLicense from New York’s top financial regulator. The Mastercard BitLicense crypto approval gives the company legal authority to conduct digital asset business in New York, a state where crypto licensing standards are famously strict.
That matters because Mastercard is not using the approval to launch a flashy new retail coin app or a consumer trading feature. Instead, it is aiming at the plumbing: payment and settlement infrastructure tied to stablecoins and tokenized deposits.
In other words, this is less about crypto hype and more about where large financial companies think the real business may be heading next.
Mastercard wins New York’s BitLicense
Mastercard’s US transaction services unit was granted a BitLicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS. The approval lets Mastercard legally conduct digital asse
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