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Visa will ‘actively contribute’ to web3 development – Crypto News

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VISA refuses to become a dinosaur and will “actively contribute” to developing the web3 and crypto ecosystem.

Aside from maximalists, few experts believe that crypto poses an existential threat to fiat currencies. Legacy payment processors like Visa and Mastercard have increasingly been joining the web2-era disruptors like PayPal and Square in supporting the web3 and crypto ecosystem.

Greater public adoption of “crypto” will likely come through CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) that are more familiar to the average person while offering the benefits of digital ledger technologies including faster transactions, lower fees, and improved traceability.

Earlier this year, China’s CBDC project exceeded 360 million transactions with a total value of 100 billion yuan (£12.4bn). The Bank for International Settlements also announced its CBDC pilot a success.

A tweet thread by Catherine Gu, Director of CBDC and Protocols at Visa, suggests the company will further its contributions to advancing the industry:

Beyond acting as “a trusted bridge” between ecosystems, Visa also intends to actively contribute to crypto development:

And ultimately help to advance web3 and improve areas that are currently lacking, such as UX:

Ethereumthe largest smart contract platform, was specifically highlighted by Gu as one of the ecosystems that Visa may collaborate with.

AA is a concept that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin detailed in 2015 and has since been integrated into layer-2 solutions like starkware,

Visa is said to be in regular communication with Ethereum’s core developers. The smart contract platform is currently rolling out Ethereum 2.0, a process expected to take several years to complete but should fix its notoriously high fees and slow transaction speeds.

Following the grim headlines that have shaken the industry over the past year, it’s good to see players of all shapes and sizes continuing to build the infrastructure that will power the next generation of the web.

Visa’s full ‘Auto Payments for Self-Custodial Wallets’ technical paper can be found here,

Related: Ripple: Most financial institutions plan to use crypto within three years

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Tags: blockchain, cbdc, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, decentralized finance, Defi, digital ledger, dlt, ETH2, Ethereum, papers, payments, technical papers, Visa, Web3

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