Mastercard is negotiating the acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider Zerohash for an estimated $1.5 billion to $2 billion, Fortune reported, marking one of the payment giant’s most significant pushes into digital assets.
The talks follow earlier discussions with Coinbase over a potential purchase of BVNK, signaling Mastercard’s strategy to deepen its presence in crypto settlement and infrastructure services as stablecoin adoption accelerates.
The global stablecoin market has grown beyond $312 billion this year, driven by increasing use in cross-border payments, remittances, and on-chain settlement.
Regulatory clarity, including the GENIUS Act in the U.S., has supported institutional adoption. Standard Chartered forecasts the market could reach $750 billion by 2026, while prediction markets expect continued value growth.
An acquisition of Zerohash would bring critical compliance and settlement rails to Mastercard’s network, strengthening its ability to support tokenized payment systems as traditional finance converges with blockchain-based money movement.
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