Introduction In March 2026, Mastercard made a defining move into Web3 by acquiring BVNK for up to $1.8B surpassing Stripe’s $1.1B purchase of Bridge. This signals a structural shift: stablecoins are no longer niche they’re core financial infrastructure. Also read : Tempo: Stripe’s Bet on Tokenless Stablecoin Infrastructure What it means ? Stablecoins processed $33T in transfer volume in 2025 nearly double Visa’s annual volume. While trading dominates, real-world use cases lik