{"id":127880,"date":"2025-04-24T14:19:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127880"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:19:32","slug":"how-crypto-payments-can-become-the-new-tap-and-go-pulsar-co-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127880","title":{"rendered":"How crypto payments can become the new \u2018tap-and-go\u2019 \u2014 Pulsar co-founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsWhat if paying with crypto was as easy and as fun as sending a meme on X?<br \/>\nIn the latest episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, StarkWare\u2019s Nathan Jeffay and Cointelegraph\u2019s Gareth Jenkinson sit down with Stefana Banciu, growth lead at Pulsar Money, to explore how blockchain is bringing payments into the digital age, with speed, transparency and a dash of playfulness.<br \/>\nTransforming Web3 payments<br \/>\nBanciu lays out how Pulsar is pushing the frontier of Web3 payments with features like social transfers that allow users to send crypto directly through X, simply by tagging a handle.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cYou can actually have super seamless, easy and convenient payments, and it can also be super fun.\u201d<br \/>\nThe episode cuts through the crypto jargon to tackle a question with mainstream resonance: Why aren\u2019t we using crypto for everyday transactions yet?<br \/>\n\u201cI wish I could say yes, but that wouldn\u2019t be a true reflection of the state of affairs,\u201d Jenkinson admits when asked if crypto is widely used for payments. He points to Mastercard-linked crypto cards as a stopgap, but says the real revolution hasn\u2019t yet reached the coffee shop counter.<br \/>\nRelated: Luxury app Dorsia taps MoonPay for crypto payments<br \/>\nFor Banciu, the path forward lies in bridging fun and fundamentals. While crypto\u2019s founding ideals include borderless, permissionless transfers and low fees, she says onboarding the next wave of users will require experiences that are intuitive, social and entertaining.<br \/>\nTheir platform includes a \u201csocial payments module\u201d that lets users send crypto directly through X by tagging a handle, a small but powerful step toward making transactions feel more like communication than banking.<br \/>\n\u201cYou can actually send funds directly on Twitter,\u201d Banciu says.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u201cThis is a cool use case to showcase people that yes, with crypto payments you can actually have super seamless, easy and convenient payments.\u201d<br \/>\nBut convenience alone isn\u2019t enough. Banciu says making crypto fun is key to onboarding the next wave of users.<br \/>\n\u201cWe all know within the crypto space, the whole community that is here for perhaps something else than payments, which is quite boring, right?\u201d she adds. \u201cSo we said, OK, why not think of a way to onboard users, make them do payments in a fun way?\u201d<br \/>\nFor Jenkinson, making crypto usable as a true \u201cmedium of exchange\u201d is essential to its legitimacy.<br \/>\n\u201cIf we\u2019re not using cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange, then it\u2019s not solving one of the core characteristics that makes money, money.\u201d<br \/>\nTo hear the full conversation on The Clear Crypto Podcast,\u00a0 listen to the full episode on Cointelegraph\u2019s Podcasts page, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And don\u2019t forget to check out Cointelegraph\u2019s full lineup of other shows!\u00a0<br \/>\nMagazine: SEC\u2019s U-turn on crypto leaves key questions unanswered<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/how-crypto-payments-can-become-the-new-tap-and-go-pulsar-co-founder?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsWhat if paying with crypto was as easy and as fun as sending a meme on X? 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