MasterCard and Visa Are Making Bold Moves toward Mass Crypto Adoption
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masterCard And Visa Are Making Bold Moves
Toward Mass Crypto Adoption
The initial resilience towards cryptocurrency, it managed to garner the attention of 
the biggies in the business. Financial payment platform mogul, MasterCard and 
Visa have openly propagated the idea of using cryptocurrency exchange platform. 
One of the reasons that fintech companies are now relying on the cryptocurrency 
is because this is backed by Blockchain, which offers a decentralized platform for 
cryptocurrency exchange. 
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Blockchain eliminates the meddling of third-parties, thus becomes a time-saving 
and cost-effective solution. Owing to this, Blockchain has become one of the most 
sought-after career options, and one of the hottest skills in demand. Most of the 
companies are looking for individuals having Blockchain development skills, and 
some of the companies are also promoting the idea of Blockchain training for their 
employees.
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The primary reason for this is that in the times to come we are going to witness 
the growing demand for a Blockchain Developer who can ensure corroboration of 
the Blockchain platform with the conventional mode of business operations, 
thereby catalyzing the process.
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Big Name Supporting Cryptocurrency:
Names like MasterCard and Visa have actively supported the idea of using 
cryptocurrencies. They have openly propagated the idea of using cryptocurrencies 
for exchange and use of Blockchain platform. In the month of July, MasterCard 
and Visa made Open statements stating that cryptocurrencies are going to 
redefine the future.
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The company has established an association with some of the leafing 
cryptocurrency-based companies like Coinbase and Fold in 2020. These are just a 
few names, in addition to this the company has than 25 cryptocurrency wallets 
which are connected to the Visa system. The company also has fintech-focused 
accelerator program called FastTrack. It has cryptocurrency and Blockchain 
companies that can access the FastTrack system and network.
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 The reliance on cryptocurrency is not merely related to cryptocurrency and 
Blockchain; rather, they have also been working on creating their own 
cryptocurrency. The company has worked on creating whitepapers for the Zether 
and FlyClient projects.
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MasterCard, similar to Visa, has also been encouraging cryptocurrency exchange, 
and payment services. The company is working towards onboarding crypto debit 
and credit cards providers to create a faster transaction system. Wirex became 
the first cryptocurrency platform granted a MasterCard principal membership.
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These are some major development that happened in MasterCard and Visa in the 
field of cryptocurrency. These are just a few names, and other big names are 
making some impactful development in the field of cryptocurrency and Blockchain. 
Owing to this there is a growing demand for Blockchain developer and Blockchain 
engineers.
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Conclusion- The growing importance of Blockchain development and engineering 
courses is not just because this is a popular option, rather, 
Blockchain engineer salary and the pay scale is on a higher side when compared 
to other profiles. So, if you want to become a leading Blockchain engineer or 
Blockchain developer, then you must go for Blockchain certification or Blockchain 
training courses.
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