Are Cardano payments coming to Apple Pay?
Main Idea
Social media buzz about Cardano (ADA) integrating with Apple Pay is exaggerated; Tokeo is developing a payment gateway to enable ADA spending via Apple Pay, but native support is not yet available.
Key Points
1. Social media posts have exaggerated the current capabilities of CardanoKit, a toolkit enabling Cardano functionality on Apple devices.
2. Tokeo co-founder Shaz clarified that ADA payments are not yet natively supported by Apple Pay, despite viral claims.
3. Tokeo is developing a payment gateway that will allow users to spend ADA via Apple Pay using Mastercard, bridging Web3 assets with traditional point-of-sale systems.
4. The infrastructure being developed by Tokeo aims to make Web3 payments accessible in real-world scenarios, though it is still in progress.
Description
Excitement around Cardano’s ( ADA ) apparent integration with Apple Pay has taken over social media this week, following viral posts suggesting that ADA payments are now live across Apple devices. However, according to Tokeo co-founder Shaz, the truth is slightly more nuanced. In a post shared on July 22, Shaz addressed the viral headlines circulating around CardanoKit, a development toolkit that enables Cardano functionality on Apple devices. While the toolkit is indeed being worked on by Tokeo...
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