Coinbase on Thursday announced a significant expansion of its payment integrations with Apple and Google. Starting today, iPhone users will be able to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies with any Visa or Mastercard debit card linked to Apple Pay.
While the Apple Pay option has been available to Coinbase users since June, it required users to have a Coinbase-branded debit card.
The company’s Thursday announcement, which came in a blog post, means that the option will become available to most consumers, since a large number of mainstream bank’s debit cards rely on the Visa and Mastercard networks.
Android users, however, have to wait until „later this fall,” according to Coinbase, which is when the company will integrate with Google Pay for Visa and Mastercard debit cards.
Thursday’s news is significant because it reflects an alliance between North America’s largest crypto exchange and two tech giants, both of which have major payment ambitions of their own. In addition, C
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