{"id":119,"date":"2026-04-21T04:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/?p=119"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:14:20","slug":"lydian-launches-visa-crypto-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/lydian-launches-visa-crypto-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Lydian launches Visa crypto card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lydian, a digital assets payment infrastructure provider backed by Tether and Cantor Fitzgerald, is launching a co-branded Visa Platinum card issued by Rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available as both a physical card and an instant-issue virtual option, the Lydian Card allows shoppers to use more than 300 supported digital assets, from stablecoins to major cryptocurrencies, for everyday purchases wherever Visa is accepted – whether in-store or online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardholders will be able to manage their card, fund their account, and track transactions online or through the dedicated app for additional benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The card is issued and powered by Rain, the stablecoin platform that recently raised $250 million at a $1.95 billion valuation<\/a>. Rain\u2019s platform underpins wallets, cards, onramps, and offramps, allowing Lydian to deliver seamless spending without requiring merchants or users to change how they pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digital asset holders have long struggled to use their funds in everyday life. Converting tokens manually, navigating limited merchant acceptance, and wrestling with clunky user experiences has made spending crypto more complicated than it needs to be.<\/h3>\nCarl Grimstad, CEO, Lydian<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Whether tapping in-store or making a purchase online, the Lydian Card makes it simple to spend digital assets. Supported by Visa\u2019s global network and powered by Rain\u2019s infrastructure, the card enables a seamless shift from digital ownership to everyday use, helping users and merchants participate in the $4 trillion digital asset economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lydian, a digital assets payment infrastructure provider backed by Tether and Cantor Fitzgerald, is launching a co-branded Visa Platinum card issued by Rain. Available as both a physical card and an instant-issue virtual option, the Lydian Card allows shoppers to use more than 300 supported digital assets, from stablecoins to major cryptocurrencies, for everyday purchases […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[18,17],"class_list":["post-119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","tag-crypto","tag-visa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.21lab.co\/dofi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}