Excellent deep dive!! The data is increasingly clear that crypto cards are not a UX convenience, but core stablecoin infrastructure. In 2026, valuation and growth are accruing at the card issuance layer itself - Rain’s near $2B raise, driven by explosive stablecoin-linked Visa volume, is a good example. Before native merchant acceptance can scale, cards are becoming the default distribution rail for stablecoins globally
Excellent deep dive!! The data is increasingly clear that crypto cards are not a UX convenience, but core stablecoin infrastructure. In 2026, valuation and growth are accruing at the card issuance layer itself - Rain’s near $2B raise, driven by explosive stablecoin-linked Visa volume, is a good example. Before native merchant acceptance can scale, cards are becoming the default distribution rail for stablecoins globally
What an amazing bit of research WOW
Great deep dive. P2P defintiely needs to be smoother for it to take off - I made a post about ithttps://x.com/Snapcrackle/status/2015763096682283333
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