Cardano Foundation joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program
- —The Cardano Foundation joined the Blockchains Track of Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program
- —The focus is cross-border payments, B2B transactions and settlement processes
- —Cardano previously gained native support in Coinbase's x402 payment protocol
Why it matters: The Mastercard partnership strengthens Cardano's institutional recognition as infrastructure for real-world payments and stablecoins.
Source: The Cryptonomist (IT)