Onramp Bitcoin Media MasterCard’s $1.8B Bitcoin Play, OpenAI Promises 17.5% Yield, & Bezos Bets $100B
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Mar 24, 2026 Conversation covers MasterCard’s $1.8B move into stablecoin rails and payments infrastructure. They discuss Stripe’s new machine payments protocol and tokenization enabling 24/7 markets. The hosts cover Kraken shelving IPO plans and institutional custody trends. Big capital plays dominate, from Bezos’ $100B robotics bet to AI deals promising high guaranteed yields.
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Tokenization Is Pulling Traditional Volume Onto Crypto Rails
- Tokenization and 24/7 markets are shifting trading activity from crypto tokens to traditional assets on venues like Hyperliquid.
- Michael highlights S&P 500 perpetuals licensing and tokenized NASDAQ listings as structural steps.
Stripe's MPP Embeds Native Web Payments
- Stripe's Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) aims to embed digital-value acceptance into web flows using Tempo and multi-path payments.
- Michael notes Stripe tooling plus Lightning integrations enable agentic commerce and IoT auto-payments.
MasterCard Bought Talent To Stay Relevant
- MasterCard's $1.8B BVNK acquisition is talent-led: incumbents are buying teams and product know-how to avoid disintermediation.
- Michael warns banks handing flows to Coinbase risk long-term client loss.