Mastercard Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Cryptocurrency Infrastructure 'Zerohash' for Up to ¥300 Billion

Payment giant Mastercard is in the advanced stages of negotiations to acquire cryptocurrency and stablecoin infrastructure startup Zerohash for between $1.5 billion (approximately ¥230 billion) and $2 billion (approximately ¥306 billion), as reported by Fortune citing sources familiar with the matter. Based in Chicago, Zerohash was founded in 2017 and provides business-oriented services. Through Zerohash's API, companies can integrate cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization into their own services. In September, Zerohash...