Avalanche Foundation Announces the Launch of a New Visa Spending Card Connected to a Self-Custody Wallet.
The Avalanche (AVAX) foundation is partnering with Visa to create a new crypto spending card product.
In a new announcement, The Avalanche Foundation introduces the Avalanche Card, a new card that allows users to pay with crypto at Visa-accepting locations.
“Introducing the Avalanche Card!
Spend your WAVAX, USDC, sAVAX, and more wherever Visa is accepted.
Enjoy both physical and virtual cards, 24/7 dedicated support, and seamless transactions through popular apps.“
According to the firm, the Visa card, which will be available in physical and digital formats, will support Wrapped AVAX (WAVAX), Circle’s USD-pegged stablecoin USDC, and BENQI Liquid Staked AVAX (sAVAX), among others.
The card will be linked to a unique user wallet address that each user maintains custody over, all while offering Visa customer support and promising security through self-custody.
The card has already hit the ground in Latin America and the Caribbean, with plans to expand currently underway and a waitlist already live.
Last month, the Visa executive in charge of the payments giant’s crypto department said the compa…
