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Polygon stablecoin card top-ups hit a new monthly high Polygon has already set a new all-time high in stablecoin card top-up volume just 13 days into July. • Volume reached $30.5M so far this month. • That is up 122% from last month’s $13.69M. • The surge appears to be largely driven by recent growth at KAST. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Crypto card top-up volume is on track to clear $1B in July A chart-based snapshot points to July becoming the first month crypto cards cross $1B in top-up volume. • The main milestone is simple: monthly crypto card top-up volume is on track to exceed $1B in July. • If it happens, July would be the first month to break that threshold. • The source is an analytical chart rather than a product announcement, highlighting a broader usage milestone across crypto cards. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Quick look at what moved across crypto today – Fed rate hike bets jumped as Waller signaled the FOMC may need to raise rates if core inflation stays elevated – Link – U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $197.4 million in net inflows last week, ending eight straight weeks of outflows – Link – Escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities pushed Brent crude above 3% higher to nearly $79 per barrel, adding inflation pressure – Link – Robinhood Chain hit $3.1 billion in DEX volume in its first week and now has over 65,000 users – Link – Aave integrated Chainlink CCIP to power its new mobile app – Link – Morpho’s USDC deposits surged 86% to $2.8 billion despite the broader DeFi slowdown – Link – The U.S. Senate’s CLARITY Act entered a crucial four-week window ahead of Congress adjourning in August – Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Heyo, cards are busy this morning. A few useful moves landed overnight: Tria • July Spend Fest is live through July 31 • Cashback caps are doubled across all card tiers • Card spend also earns 2x Points Lava Card • 5%+ BTC cashback is now available on spend with AI companies • Covered names include OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Cognition, Cursor, and Perplexity XPlace • Superteam Batch 002 partnership is live • Superteam members get complimentary Silver Membership • Rollout covers Superteam Malaysia and Superteam Greece for now That’s it for today. Keep spending smarter. _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Just dropped a new article on crypto cards in Malaysia. Here's your TL;DR ↓ • Malaysia’s current database tracks 15 active options, with virtual cards common and physical cards available on most of the shortlist. • COCA, Wirex, and Revolut Crypto are the cleanest on listed fees at 0 monthly fee / 0% FX / 0% ATM, but Revolut’s Malaysia access still needs confirmation. • Bitget Wallet Card leads rewards with 10% base cashback and up to 20% max cashback. • Wirex and Tria stand out on yield, with APY ranges of 1%–16% and 3%–13%. • SafePal and EtherFi Cash look strong for everyday spend if you want both virtual and physical cards plus lower fee friction. • Kolo and Revolut Crypto are both flagged as needs confirmation for Malaysia, so availability can’t be assumed from the database alone. • Before applying, check KYC match, prepaid-style limits, FX/ATM costs, and country-specific restrictions. Read the full story here: Best Crypto Cards in Malaysia: Availability, Fees, and Supported Cards _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Tria rewards lost most of their value before unlock Tria rewards look strong on paper, but lockups and token drawdowns have erased most of the value before users can access it. • Season 1 airdrop fell from ~$490 in May to ~$91 and is still locked. • Season 2 airdrop was claimed at $234, force-staked for a year, and is now worth $49. • Cashback is locked for 3 months and lands at the end of August. • TRIA is down 84% from its $0.05 top in under 4 months. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Stablecoin card top-ups on Tron jumped 112% WoW This is a sharp week-over-week jump in stablecoin card top-up activity on Tron, based on user counts. • June 22–28: 30,343 users topped up their stablecoin cards on Tron. • June 29–July 5: 64,409 users topped up their stablecoin cards on Tron. • That is a +112% increase in top-up users week over week. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Quick look at what moved across crypto today – Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $197 million in net inflows for July 6-10, ending an eight-week outflow streak – Link – Ethereum spot ETFs posted $84.42 million in net inflows, also ending eight weeks of outflows – Link – Robinhood Chain went live with ETH as its native gas token and $877.56 million in 24-hour DEX volume – Link – Circle got final OCC approval to establish Circle National Trust for USDC custody – Link – The SEC added crypto asset rulemakings on capital raising, custody, and tokenized-securities trading to its 2026 agenda – Link – Uniswap activated protocol fees and has three governance proposals under voting, including Robinhood Chain fees and v4 fees – Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Crypto card market is highly concentrated This snapshot of the current crypto card market shows how much share is concentrated among a small group of issuers, based on OpenRateLive data. • Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI): 3.39, a level that suggests a highly concentrated market. • RedotPay alone controls 52.4% of the market. • The top 3 issuers control 86.3%, and the top 5 control 92.3%. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Just dropped a new article: MetaMask Card review. Here's your TL;DR ↓ • MetaMask Card is built around self-custody: you approve tokens in your MetaMask wallet, then they convert to fiat at purchase time. • It runs on Mastercard and supports Apple Pay + Google Pay, with a free Virtual tier and a $199 Metal tier. • New U.S. sign-ups are paused as of June 3, 2026, and Metal orders were paused on June 2, 2026. • Cashback is paid in mUSD: 1% on Virtual and up to 3% on Metal for the first $10,000 yearly spend. • Fees can stack fast: 0.5% in some mismatch cases, 0.875% on other crypto spend, 1% cross-border on the free tier, and 2% ATM fees. • Availability is broad but not global, with eligible countries across the U.S., EEA, the UK, Canada, and selected LATAM markets. • You also need full KYC, plus the right supported network/token — Linea, Solana, Base, or Monad depending on the asset. Read the full story here: MetaMask Card Review: Fees, Countries, and Crypto Card Features _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Weekly crypto card spend hits ~$245M Crypto card activity set a new weekly high across spend, transactions, and active wallets. • RedotPay posted its biggest spend week ever at $121M, about half of all card volume on its own. • KAST was the breakout, up 50% WoW to a new weekly record of $67.5M. • Ether.Fi Cash rose 10% on spend, with swipes and wallets also increasing. • Avici barely moved on spend, but wallets nearly doubled, up 97%. • Exa App had the second-biggest spend jump at +41% from the smallest base. • Plasma One cooled off after its record June, with spend down 12%. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Quick look at what moved across crypto today – SEC is preparing a “Regulation Crypto” framework that would let startups raise up to $5 million with white-paper disclosures and projects up to $75 million in any 12-month period – Link – Circle received final OCC approval to set up a federally regulated national trust bank for USDC reserves and institutional digital asset custody – Link – Swift launched a blockchain-based shared ledger with 17 banks, including Citi, HSBC, UBS, BNY, Standard Chartered, and Wells Fargo – Link – Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $90.4M net inflow on July 10, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $86.8M – Link – Arbitrum jumped about 20% after Robinhood Chain launched on its tech and said it will return 10% of protocol net revenue to the Arbitrum ecosystem – Link – Robinhood Chain posted over 17 million transactions, nearly 350,000 active addresses, and $1 billion+ in first-week DEX volume – Link – Sky Protocol hit a record $419.08 million annualized gross revenue run rate in June 2026 – Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Just dropped a new article: EtherFi Cash card review Here's your TL;DR ↓ • EtherFi Cash is a non-custodial Visa credit card, not a standard prepaid crypto debit card. • You get virtual + physical card support, full KYC, and Apple Pay / Google Pay. • Funding works through crypto and bank transfer rails, with Direct Pay and Borrow Mode. • Direct Pay currently uses USDC and LiquidUSD; Borrow Mode lets you spend against collateral at 4% APY with no grace period. • Fees are light on paper: $0 monthly fee, 0% FX for USD/EUR, then 1% FX on other transactions and 2% ATM fees. • Cashback goes up to 3% and is paid in USDC, but it steps down by tier and monthly spend. • Availability is the catch: EtherFi lists restricted countries, plus 20 excluded US states, so you should verify before signing up. Read the full story here: EtherFi Cash Card Review: Fees, Availability, and Crypto Card Features _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Crypto cards shortlist for 2026 A new comparison highlights the main global crypto card options, with country coverage, FX fees, cashback, and ATM fees as the key filters. • KAST, Ether.Fi Cash, Plasma One, and Revolut Crypto make up the main global shortlist. • KAST leads on reach with 186 supported countries and a 0.5% FX fee. • Ether.Fi Cash pairs 175 countries with 3% base cashback and a broad funding mix. • Revolut Crypto shows 0% ATM and 0% FX in the dataset, but cashback is not the main draw. • For fee-sensitive users, COCA, Gnosis Pay, Wirex, and XPlace stand out. • Before choosing, check local availability, card format, funding rails, and KYC friction. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

European crypto card MiCA compliance ranking Almost no crypto card in Europe is MiCA-compliant yet. The current market is still dominated by half-solutions and regulatory workarounds. • 1. Revolut Crypto: only MiCA-compliant card here; full KYC, EEA coverage, bank transfer support. 2. Wirex: full KYC, bank transfer support, MiCA application in progress. 3. MetaMask Card: full KYC, EEA + UK + Switzerland, regulated payment partners. • 4. Karta: full KYC, bank transfer support, broad European availability. 5. XPlace: full KYC, bank + crypto funding, less public regulatory clarity. • 6. Tuyo. 7. COCA. 8. RedotPay. 9. KAST. 10. Plasma One. These rank lower on European availability, KYC strength, funding mix, or EU regulatory clarity. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

TRON DeFi Summer S1 is live The campaign is pretty straightforward: • $4.5M reward pool • Boosted APR across TRX, USDD, JST, and SUN • No lock-up period • Flexible deposits/withdrawals • Campaign duration: July 6 – August 5 One decent play here is to swap USDT → USDD (zero slippage) and supply it on JustLend DAO. You'd be getting boosted APR + share 600,000 USDD in additional rewards. You'll also get daily gas subsidies if you have an activated TRON address. If you're an experienced user looking for solid yieldmaxxing, you can also try the USDD looping strategy. Essentially, borrow against your supplied assets, redeposit, and get boosted yield. Campaign → Link How to participate → Guide

Heyo, cards are busy this morning. A few useful bits landed overnight: ether.fi • Card transactions are being pushed with 0% FX rate • The pitch here is simple: avoid the usual 5–6% POS markup Kolo • Stablecoin spend now earns Bitcoin cashback • 2% for the first 30 days, then 1% after that XPlace • Ride cashback is up to 5% on Uber, Sixt, and Wheely • Good if you already spend a lot on transport Tria • VIP Trading Badges program is live • Tiered rewards can unlock up to 50% off trading fees and up to 10% cashback Wirex • Wirex One is leaning harder into travel perks • Up to 8% cashback, Sixt discounts, lounge access, Air Refunds, and higher ATM limits by tier That’s it for today. _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Quick look at what moved across crypto today – Bitcoin ETF outflows resumed at $95.3 million, while Ethereum ETFs posted $70.5 million in net inflows for a fifth straight day – Link – Bitcoin briefly topped $64,000 and was trading at $63,953, up 3.58% – Link – Bitcoin long-term holder capitulation hit $280 million per day, the highest since December 2022 – Link – Arbitrum jumped 19.56% after Robinhood Chain launched on its infrastructure and 10% of fees were set to flow back to the ecosystem – Link – Brave launched BAT roadmap 4.0 with a unified Brave Wallet, BravePay, and plans for Brave Rewards payment cards – Link – SWIFT launched a blockchain ledger and a tokenized deposit pilot with 17 global banks – Link – Gauntlet raised $125 million from SBI Holdings – Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Ether.Fi Cash hits a $4M daily volume milestone Ether.Fi Cash just recorded its first $4M daily volume day ever, a sharp step up from a year ago. • One year ago, Ether.Fi Cash was averaging about $200K in daily volume. • That implies roughly 20x growth versus that baseline. • If this pace continues, daily volume could reach $20M–$25M next year. • With revenue increasing proportionally with volume, that would put EtherFi at about $20M in monthly revenue from Ether.Fi Cash alone. • For context, only 7 crypto protocols made >$20M in revenue in the past 30 days. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards

Crypto card hidden-fee ranking by extra cost Extra cost versus the best observed rate varies widely across crypto cards in this experimental comparison. • Highest: Oobit ~5.4%; KAST ~2.7%–3.3%. • Medium: Plasma One ~1.8%; RedotPay ~1.5%; Wirex ~1.4%; XPlace ~1.0%. • Lowest: Tria ~0.6%; Krak ~0.1%; COCA ~0.0%; Avici ~0.0%; Ether.Fi Cash ~0.0%. Source → Link _____ Find your best card on Ranked+ Cards