Weekly Wraps

24 issues · published every Monday

Crypto card launches, shutdowns, rate changes, and regulatory updates: what changed and why it matters.

Weekly Wrap: September 15–21, 2026

2026-09-22

SHUTDOWN: Two Cards Moved to Discontinued This Week. One of Them Died in May.
RATES: Gnosis Pay's Cashback Ends September 30. What Replaces It Is Somebody Else's Programme.
RATES: Kardpay Publishes 1%, 1.5% and 2%. The Internet Has Been Saying 4% and 8%.
EXPANSION: Fasset Blocks Card Issuance Across the Whole GCC. We Had It Filed as a MENA Card.
KYC: We Fact-Checked a "No KYC Cards" Graphic. Two of the Cards on It Run KYC.

+ 5 quick hits · market context · database updates

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SEPTEMBER 2026

September 8–14, 2026

2026-09-15 · 5 stories + 6 quick hits

LAUNCH: Nu Pays 3.50% on a USDC Balance You Can Spend. The Guarantee Behind It Is Not FDIC.
LAUNCH: MoneyGram Launched a Stablecoin Visa in Colombia. There Is No Cashback, and That Is the Design.
RATES: We Published Bitunix at 1% to 8%. Its Own Page Pays Nothing Below VIP 3.
SHUTDOWN: Three Cards Are Marked Active in Our Database and Cannot Be Used Today
LAUNCH: Kite Pays 5% on Your Claude and ChatGPT Bills, 0% on Everything Else, Until November 30

September 1–7, 2026

2026-09-08 · 5 stories + 5 quick hits

LAUNCH: Ethena Launched a Secured Visa Paying Up to 5% in AVAX. Read the Liquidation Clause First.
RATES: Crypto.com Starts Charging FX on Ruby, Jade and Indigo from October 1
SHUTDOWN: Cypher's Shutdown Took Two More Cards With It on September 6
SHUTDOWN: Solflare Said the Card Would Be Back in August. August Is Over.
EXPANSION: Fasset Issues Cards in 40-Plus Countries, Not the 125-Plus We Had. Turkey and Vietnam Are Out.

August 18–31, 2026

2026-09-01 · 4 stories + 4 quick hits

INDUSTRY: An Outdated Rain Contract Drained Card Balances at Avici and Tria
EXPANSION: Krak's Card Reached the US on August 18. Our Entry Still Says UK and EEA.
RATES: We Re-Verified All 160 Cards. Fifteen Had Tier Ladders We Could Not Find Anywhere.
SHUTDOWN: BitMart Said It Was Closing. On August 21 It Started Talking About Restarting.

AUGUST 2026

August 11–17, 2026

2026-08-18 · 4 stories + 4 quick hits

SHUTDOWN: Ready's Card Programme Is Over. We Marked It Discontinued on August 14.
RATES: We Said Gnosis Pay's Cashback Had Expired. It Hadn't, and It Runs Until September 30.
LAUNCH: Three New Cards Joined the Database. Not One Headline Rate Is Cash.
LAUNCH: In Argentina, Crypto Cards Compete on Instalments Rather Than Cashback

August 4–10, 2026

2026-08-11 · 4 stories + 3 quick hits

SHUTDOWN: Cypher's Cards Stopped Working on Saturday. The Portal Closes September 6.
SHUTDOWN: We Moved the BitMart Card to Discontinued. The Date That Matters Is August 26.
LAUNCH: Bitunix Shipped a Visa Debit Card Three Weeks Ago and We Missed It
RATES: We Re-Checked 50 Cards and Four Were Wrong in Ways That Change the Answer

July 28 – August 3, 2026

2026-08-04 · 4 stories + 4 quick hits

SHUTDOWN: A Card-Issuing Startup Ran Out of Money and 120,000 Cards Stopped Working
INDUSTRY: Ready's Other Deadline: Off Starknet by August 15
REGULATION: Revolut Finishes Pulling USDT for EU Users by August 31
KYC: We Checked Six Cards Marketed as No-KYC. One Actually Is.

JULY 2026

July 20–27, 2026

2026-07-28 · 4 stories + 4 quick hits

SHUTDOWN: BitMart Is Shutting Down the Whole Exchange, and the Card Goes With It
REGULATION: UK Parliament Opens a Formal Inquiry Into Banks Blocking Crypto Payments
SHUTDOWN: SecondFi Shuts Down After $2.4M ADA Hack, Killing a Card That Never Launched
LAUNCH: Robinhood Starts Sending Platinum Card Invitations at $695 a Year

July 13–19, 2026

2026-07-20 · 3 stories + 4 quick hits

LAUNCH: Kraken Launches Krak Card in UK and EEA with Up to 2% Cashback
FUNDING: Crypto.com Secures $400M from Citadel Securities at $20B Valuation
AVAILABILITY: MetaMask Pauses US and UK Card Signups While Expanding to 13 New LATAM Countries

July 6–12, 2026

2026-07-13 · 3 stories + 3 quick hits

RATE CHANGE: XPlace Doubles Platinum Cashback to 4% and Slashes Annual Fee by 80%
RATE CHANGE: Robinhood Quietly Adds 3% Foreign Transaction Fee to Gold Card for New Accounts
LAUNCH: Nexo Launches Card in Argentina, Positions Buenos Aires as LATAM Hub

June 29 – July 5, 2026

2026-07-06 · 3 stories + 4 quick hits

INFRASTRUCTURE: Visa, Mastercard, and 140+ Firms Launch Open USD Consortium Stablecoin
REGULATION: MiCA's First Week Reshapes EU Crypto Card Landscape as Bybit Targets Displaced Users
SECURITY: Gnosis Pay Publishes Exploit Post-Mortem, Confirms All 5,281 Victims Reimbursed

JUNE 2026

June 22–28, 2026

2026-06-29 · 3 stories + 4 quick hits

REGULATION: Binance Suspends EU Services After Failing to Secure MiCA License
LAUNCH: BingX Launches Crypto Debit Card with Up to 6% Cashback
RATE CHANGE: KAST Pivots from Token Points to Direct USD Cashback

June 15–21, 2026

2026-06-22 · 3 stories + 3 quick hits

LAUNCH: MetaMask Card Expands to 13 LATAM Countries While US Signups Stay Paused
REGULATION: Twin Deadlines Loom: Gnosis Pay Cashback Ends June 30, MiCA Enforces July 1
PARTNERSHIP: Rain Joins Mastercard as Principal Member, Goes Dual-Network

June 8–14, 2026

2026-06-15 · 3 stories + 5 quick hits

LAUNCH: Coinbase and Cardless Launch USDC-Secured Credit Card
SECURITY: Gnosis Pay Recovers From $265K Exploit as Cashback Programme Nears Expiry
INFRASTRUCTURE: Mastercard Launches Agent Pay for Machines

June 1–7, 2026

2026-06-08 · 3 stories + 2 quick hits

INFRASTRUCTURE: Mastercard Goes Live With 24/7 On-Chain Stablecoin Settlement
INFRASTRUCTURE: Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard Reportedly Close to Launching Joint Stablecoin Platform
LAUNCH: Fold Credit Card Begins Shipping — 1.5% Base Bitcoin Back, Up to 4%

May 25–31, 2026

2026-06-01 · 3 stories + 4 quick hits

REGULATION: Mastercard Secures New York BitLicense, Formalizes Crypto Partner Program at 100+
LAUNCH: Robinhood Gold Card Gets Its Own AI Agent — and a Virtual Card to Match
REGULATION: Crypto.com's US Sponsor Bank Hit With AML Consent Order

MAY 2026

May 18–24, 2026

2026-05-25 · 3 stories + 5 quick hits

REGULATION: Trump Orders Fed to Review Crypto Firms' Access to Payment Rails
PARTNERSHIP: Mastercard Acquires BVNK for Up to $1.8B, Launches 85-Partner Crypto Program
LAUNCH: Revolut Launches Dogecoin Physical Crypto Card with LED Display

May 11–17, 2026

2026-05-18 · 3 stories + 5 quick hits

REGULATION: CLARITY Act Passes Senate Banking Committee 15-9
INDUSTRY: Visa Stablecoin Settlement Hits $7B Annualized Across 130+ Card Programs
PARTNERSHIP: Rain Becomes Mastercard Principal Member, Unlocks Dual-Network Issuance

May 4–10, 2026

2026-05-10 · 3 stories + 5 quick hits