In r/CryptoTechnology and others, builders argue most crypto cards require moving funds into custodial accounts before spending, calling it a broken model, while pointing to products that try to minimize custody time windows.
The custody model behind most crypto cards is fundamentally broken and nobody in the payment space talks about it clearly enough
Every major crypto card on the market breaks self custody at step one. Before you can tap at a merchant you have to move funds to their platform.
The wild part is most users don’t even realize they gave up custody. They just see “crypto card works' and move on.
The distinction is real and mostly ignored in product marketing — custodial cards frame it as a feature, not a tradeoff, and most users never realize they’ve handed over custody before they’ve spent anything.
allows spending of stablecoins wherever Mastercard is accepted. You only transfer the stablecoins to thier wallet when a purchase is made.
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