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The Kulipa Advantage: How we run a true self-custodial debit card
In this article we explain how Kulipa can operate a card connected directly to a wallet it does not control, processing payments with no collateral whilst retaining a fast and efficient UX for users.
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Crypto Compass - Week 47
US SEC Chair, Gary Gensler Stepping Down in January 2025; Paxos Seeks EU Market Access with Membrane Finance acquisition; Tether launching MiCA-compliant stablecoins with Kraken and Quantoz Payments

Crypto Compass - Week 46
USDT Crude Oil Transaction, Sling enters the US, Underbanked US Households Rely on Crypto

Crypto Compass - Week 45
French Gambling Regulator May Ban Polymarket, JPMorgan Expands Blockchain FX Settlements, Seven South Korean Banks Join CBDC Pilot, Helio Expands Solana Payments on Shopify

Crypto Compass - Week 44
Paxos launches USDG, Ant CEO praises tokenization, Tether's dirham-pegged stablecoin launch, U.S. Treasury notes stablecoin influence on T-bills
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Is Web3 devolving back into Web2?
85% of traded volumes happen off-chain, on CEXs. The problem is that CEXs are custodial, and not interoperable like on-chain protocol. And as these centralised solutions offer a better UX than their decentralised counterparts, it's easy to think that crypto might just become another commodity just good enough to be traded for profits, in neobanks-like structure. In short: is web3 devolving back into web2? That's what we're exploring today in this new Deep Dive rant.

Crypto Compass - Week 43
Stripe Acquires Bridge, Avalanche and Visa’s New Crypto Card, Argentina full support to crypto and more regulatory updates

Crypto Compass - Week 42
Stripe's Strategic Expansion in Stablecoins with Paxos and Bridge, Stablecoin Adoption: US Lags, EU Gains Momentum, Ripple Expands Global Reach with RLUSD Stablecoin

How does Kulipa's crypto debit card work for self-custodial wallets?
In our previous article, we explained the criteria for determining if your wallet would be best served by a debit card or a prepaid card. As mentioned, the smooth user experience offered by crypto debit cards comes with some additional technical issues; below, we detail how Kulipa handles them based on account characteristics, security keys, risk management, and more.
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