Crypto adoption has been the main goal of the crypto industry back in 2019, and there have been a lot of moves made in this direction.
In 2020, the main goal remains the same, and there are still being made a lot of effort towards its achievement.
Despite the whole global crisis that’s been going on due to the coronavirus pandemic, the developments are trying to go on.
Now, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are doing their best to move on, and the crypto industry is also struggling these days to recover following massive drops in price.
Coinbase to allow Android users to link Coinbase Card to Google Pay wallets
Coinbase will allow Android users to link their crypto-based Coinbase Card, a Visa debit card to the Google Pay wallets.
This integration is a huge achievement that is pushing crypto onto a mainstream platform used by millions.
“Customers will be able to tap into their Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), XRP (XRP), Basic Attention Token (BAT) and Stellar Lumens (XLM) balances to make everyday purchases,” according to the online publication the Daily Hodl.
14 countries are supporting Coinbase card and Google Pay integration
The same online publication notes the 14 countries supporting Coinbase Card and Google Pay integration:
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Belgium
Finland
France
Italy
Slovakia
Spain
Croatia
Czech Republic
Poland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
The company explained that after a Coinbase Card has been requested, customers will have the ability to add their card to Google Pay and start spending their digital assets before the physical Coinbase Card arrives.
Not too long ago, it’s been also revealed another move made by Visa and Coinbase that supports crypto adoption – Coinbase is powering the world’s first crypto Visa debit cards for everyday use.
As the first crypto member of the Visa network, Coinbase now allows customers to spend their digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP online, offline and internationally, wherever Visa is accepted.