Mastercard Secures New York BitLicense — Cementing Digital Currency Infrastructure

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Mastercard Transaction Services received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services, enabling support for digital currencies including stablecoins and tokenized deposits in the strictest US regulatory environment. Combined with Cash App's stablecoin launch and Aave's FCA approval, this signals accelerating institutional legitimization of digital asset rails. Mastercard's move is particularly significant given NYDFS's reputation as the hardest crypto license to obtain.