ChainCatcher news, according to Finance Feeds, Visa has partnered with the stablecoin platform Bridge to launch a stablecoin Visa card issuance product. Developers using Bridge can integrate through a single API to issue stablecoin Visa cards in multiple countries. Cardholders can use their stablecoin balances for everyday purchases at merchants worldwide that accept Visa. Bridge converts the stablecoins into fiat currency to pay merchants and supports adding the card to digital wallets, applicable to over 150 million Visa merchants.The first issuing countries include Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Chile, with plans to expand to Europe, Africa, and Asia in the future.Additionally, Bridge has partnered with Lead Bank to streamline the card issuance process for developers across multiple countries.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed the Digital Asset Investment Act (HB 92) with a vote of 71 in favor and 44 against, allowing the state treasurer to invest up to 5% of state government funds in approved cryptocurrencies. The bill has now been submitted to the state Senate for review.North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner publicly supports the bill, making North Carolina the second state in the U.S. to advance government crypto investment after Arizona. The Arizona legislature passed two cryptocurrency reserve-related bills (SB 1025/SB 1373) on April 28, which are currently awaiting Governor Katie Hobbs' signature. Arizona may become the first state in the U.S. to require public funds to invest in Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher message, the human verification crypto project World launches in the United States, allowing users to obtain WLD tokens by verifying their identity and establishing a World ID. The project will kick off in six cities: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco.At the same time, World plans to launch a Visa card, allowing users to make payments using WLD tokens and other digital assets. Additionally, World is collaborating with Match Group to launch a pilot among Tinder users in Japan, aimed at helping users verify their real identities.World will also provide access to the prediction market Kalshi through its app. The project plans to rapidly scale to 1 billion users with a small Orb device and collaborate with Razer to offer human verification services in gaming.World is developed by Tools For Humanity, co-founded by Altman and Alex Blania.

ChainCatcher news, according to TheBlock, Visa has partnered with Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure company recently acquired by Stripe, to launch Visa cards supporting stablecoin payments in the Latin American region. Bridge will handle backend operations, including stablecoin balance withdrawals and fiat currency exchanges.The product will first be launched in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Chile, where merchants will receive payments in local currency.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Baanx has partnered with Visa to launch a stablecoin payment card linked to self-custody wallets, initially supporting USDC issued by Circle. The card "allows cardholders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets," transferring the USDC balance in real-time to Baanx via smart contracts upon authorization, which is then exchanged for fiat currency to complete the payment. Baanx is also collaborating with Mastercard to develop a wallet card linked to MetaMask. Baanx stated, "We are empowering people to hold and spend dollar stablecoins in a self-custody, real-time manner—this is the future of finance."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Cardone Capital has established a real estate fund consisting of 10 assets (a total of 2,500 units) for the acquisition of over 1,000 bitcoins.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, payment giant Mastercard has announced the launch of a "comprehensive" stablecoin payment solution, supporting its global 150 million merchants to accept stablecoin payments.Mastercard will collaborate with payment processor Nuvei and stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos to create a seamless payment ecosystem. Mastercard's Chief Product Officer Jorn Lambert stated that the company believes in the potential of stablecoins to simplify payments and commerce.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney led the Liberal Party to victory in the 2025 Canadian election, successfully becoming the Prime Minister of Canada.Mark Carney is known for his cautious and critical stance on Bitcoin, and he has pledged to promote Canada's leading position in emerging technologies.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, MetaMask has partnered with CompoSecure and Baanx to launch the MetaMask "metal card," which is set to be released globally in the second quarter. The card allows users to make payments directly from their self-custodied MetaMask wallet without the need for pre-loading, converting to fiat, or relying on centralized exchanges.All transactions will be authorized via smart contracts within 5 seconds, and users will need to hold cryptocurrency on the Linea network. The card aims to address the "last mile" problem of cryptocurrency payments, thereby promoting the mainstream adoption of digital assets. MetaMask previously launched a pilot program in August 2024 and previewed the metal card at the ETHDenver conference in March this year. Additionally, the company plans to increase support for Bitcoin and Solana this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Mastercard is further deepening its layout in the digital asset economy, announcing on Monday the launch of new global features to support stablecoin payments within its vast merchant network.The payment giant is collaborating with the cryptocurrency exchange platform OKX to launch the "OKX Card," aimed at connecting crypto transactions and Web3 activities with everyday spending. Meanwhile, through partnerships with Nuvei and Circle, merchants will soon be able to settle transactions directly using stablecoins, including USDC issued by Circle. Paxos will also assist in expanding this feature to other supported stablecoins, such as USDP.

ChainCatcher news, OKX CEO Star responded to community questions on the X platform, stating that the upcoming OKX payment card will not be available in mainland China.ChainCatcher previously reported that OKX CEO Star announced on the X platform that the OKX payment wallet will be launched next week.

ChainCatcher news, Helius Labs CEO Mert responded to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson's statement that "Ethereum won't survive 10 years."Mert stated, "While I don't like certain aspects of ETH (not all), it is still not an absolute fog (just a concept without substance)," and suggested that Hoskinson "should criticize ETH only after competing with it on a single metric for 10%."

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoPotato, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated during a Q&A session at an event on Wednesday that Ethereum may struggle to survive in the next 10-15 years.Hoskinson pointed out three structural flaws in Ethereum: the flawed account model, the virtual machine, and the consensus model. He specifically criticized the "parasitic" nature of layer two network solutions, arguing that these networks do not address Ethereum's scalability issues and instead extract value from the main chain.He compared Ethereum's situation to early innovators like Myspace and Blackberry, predicting that users will gradually migrate to other platforms, particularly Bitcoin's decentralized financial ecosystem.

According to ChainCatcher news and official platform announcements, to celebrate the submission of the TRX ETF S-1 application to the US SEC, Huobi HTX will hold a limited-time TRX trading carnival from April 24, 18:00 to May 4, 18:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who invite friends to participate in spot and contract trading of TRX, SUN, JST, WIN, BTT, SUNDOG, and other cryptocurrencies will have the chance to share a reward of 150,000 USDT.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, gaming giant Ubisoft has partnered with Immutable to launch the Web3 card game "Might & Magic: Fates."It is reported that "Might & Magic: Fates" is a blockchain strategy card game set in the Might & Magic universe, combining classic strategy gameplay with modern blockchain technology, providing players with digital ownership through Immutable's Web3 infrastructure.The game will be available on iOS and Android platforms, with the game itself being free. Players can enhance their progress by collecting cards and in-game currency. Players will use hundreds of cards to collect, trade, and customize their decks, devising unique strategies in a competitive environment, where success depends on skill and tactical decisions.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase announced that it will establish a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina, and plans to hire more than 130 local employees over the next six months, with positions mainly focused on compliance and customer support. A company spokesperson stated that the choice of Charlotte is due to the city's rise as a fintech hub, with its rapidly growing population and high-quality talent pool supporting Coinbase's long-term development. Notably, Coinbase still maintains a "remote-first" work model, with about 95% of employees able to choose to work from home or in a hybrid setup. This expansion aligns with the hiring plan announced by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on March 7. Influenced by the pro-crypto policies of the Trump administration, the company plans to add approximately 1,000 positions nationwide this year, which would increase the total number of employees by 27%. However, the spokesperson emphasized that the expansion in Charlotte is primarily based on local talent advantages rather than political factors.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, JuCoin has launched Balance (EPT) on April 21, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8) and opened the EPT/USDT trading pair. The perpetual contract will be launched on the same day at 22:00 (UTC+8). Currently, the platform has initiated the "Hold JU to Share 100,000 EPT Airdrop" event.

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist founder Yu Xian stated on social media that the ENS chief developer was previously targeted by a phishing attack that exploited a vulnerability in Google's infrastructure. The phishing gang deceived users by disguising phishing emails as official Google communications, leading to users being targeted by law enforcement. Although Google has implemented countermeasures, today this phishing gang launched a new round of phishing attacks and will continue to lure users to a "google.com" subdomain, enticing users to disclose their account passwords and immediately add a Passkey.ChainCatcher previously reported that ENS chief developer nick.eth mentioned on social media that he encountered an extremely sophisticated phishing attack that exploited a vulnerability in Google's infrastructure, but Google refused to fix the vulnerability.He indicated that the attack emails appeared very authentic, could be verified through DKIM signatures, and were displayed normally in Gmail, alongside other legitimate security warnings. The attackers utilized Google's "Sites" service to create a trustworthy "support portal" page, as users would see "google.com" in the domain and mistakenly believe it was safe, so users need to remain vigilant.