MoonPay

Breaking news! We've acquired Iron, an API-first stablecoin infrastructure platform. With Iron’s technology, we’re putting the power and speed of stablecoins into the hands of enterprises, fintechs, and global merchants.

ICYMI: Ivan Soto-Wright joined Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC to break the news of our Iron acquisition and share his vision for the future of MoonPay!

Regulation, innovation, policy battles—when it comes to stablecoins, the U.S. is setting the pace.?

What a week! I hosted the CFTC’s first Crypto CEO Forum with Circle’s Heath Tarbert, Coinbase’s Greg Tusar, Crypto.com’s Kris Marszalek, MoonPay’s Ivan Soto-Wright, Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse, and Tether.io’s Paolo Ardoino in advance of the White House Digital Assets Summit last week. The meeting was a wide-ranging discussion about the future of crypto in the U.S. and demonstrates the CFTC’s commitment to engagement with all stakeholders on market innovation. Much appreciation to CFTC Acting Chief of Staff Harry Jung and lead on digital assets, crypto and DeFi for organizing. Thank you to all the participants! U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission #CFTC Faryar Shirzad Julia Hueckel Lauren Belive Keith A. Grossman Stephen Humenik Matt David Meghan Tente Taylor Foy Nicholas Elliot

Super excited for Iron to be joining forces with MoonPay Working with Ivan Soto-Wright and the MoonPay team will be rocket fuel for us! Building scalable, enterprise-grade stablecoin infra for institutions is a multi-trillion $ opportunity and I can’t think of a better partner to to take things to the next level. From the moment we started engaging with the MoonPay team around Abhay M, it was very obvious that our visions are squarely aligned. Stablecoins are the future of payments, banking and global capital markets. Building institutional-grade base layer APIs to power this future is our mission. Let’s get to work!

Today is a major milestone for MoonPay as we expand our enterprise offering with our acquisition of Iron. Stablecoins are the most efficient way to transfer funds globally, and volumes last year were greater than all transactions on the Visa and Mastercard networks combined. This acquisition transforms MoonPay's ability to serve businesses with stablecoin-powered payment experiences. https://lnkd.in/g58WFRdY A special congrats to Ivan Soto-Wright, Keith A. Grossman, Abhay M, Paul Jang, Max von Wallenberg and the entire Iron team.

Buying crypto in Wisconsin just got better — especially when you use MoonPay Balance. We’re pleased to announce that the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions has granted MoonPay a Money Transmitter License! A Money Transmitter License authorizes a company to provide money transmission services in a state. With the addition of Wisconsin, MoonPay's proactive approach to compliance has earned us 46 MTLs, allowing us to operate in diverse markets across the U.S. ? Wisconsin, known for its strong agricultural roots and growing tech scene, recently became the first U.S. state to buy Bitcoin.?

Stablecoins are transforming global payments— and MoonPay is all in?? We’ve just acquired Iron, an API-driven company specializing in stablecoin infrastructure. This move supercharges our enterprise payment solutions, making fast, cost-effective, and borderless transactions even more accessible. In Ivan’s words on CNBC, “crypto wallets will replace users’ bank accounts”. It’s also our second major acquisition in two months (hi Helio! ??), doubling down on our mission to lead the stablecoin payments revolution. What does this mean for our partners? ?? Move money instantly and manage multi-currency treasuries seamlessly. ?? Integrate stablecoin rails—fast, secure, and compliance-first payments at scale. ?? Accept stablecoins & settle instantly. The future of payments is digital, instant, and global—and we’re building it. Read more on CNBC : https://lnkd.in/decyY3Se

??BREAKING:?MoonPay just made its biggest move yet— and it’s coming for Stripe MoonPay just?acquired Iron (iron.xyz), an API-first stablecoin payments platform, in a?nine-digit deal (>$100'000M) Iron was founded in Jan 2024 in Berlin. This isn’t just another crypto acquisition.?MoonPay is coming for Stripe. ???Why this matters: ??Stablecoins are eating payments.?$27T moved through stablecoins last year—10x PayPal’s volume. ??MoonPay now owns the rails.?Businesses can?accept, process, and settle stablecoin transactions instantly—with lower fees and no middlemen. ??This isn’t just crypto anymore.?Stablecoins are breaking into?global commerce, remittances, and cross-border payments—and MoonPay is positioning itself as the?Stripe of stablecoins. CEO Ivan Soto-Wright puts it simply:?“We think everyone is going to have a digital currency wallet, whether it’s inside of a bank account or independently. And we build a backwards compatibility to the existing financial system” Stripe?just dropped $1.1B?on Bridge Network to build stablecoin payments. MoonPay just?bought the infrastructure to do the same. The race to power the next era of money is on. Congrats Keith A. Grossman & team & Max von Wallenberg ?? Subscribe for more on Web3 for business & join 20k+ others: www.51insights.xyz

We’re excited to share that Iron is set to join forces with MoonPay Stablecoins are becoming a critical part of modern global financial infrastructure very fast. They are simply better money rails enabling faster settlement, lower costs, and global reach from day one At $200B in issuance we’re in the early innings. Stablecoins will quickly become a multi-trillion $ asset class and will permeate every single part of modern money infra. Yet, for institutions, stablecoins remain difficult to integrate into existing workflows due to: → Fragmented on/off ramps → Global regulatory patchwork → Lack of broad crypto friendly banking rails → Lack of reliable infrastructure to support large-scale payments This is what Iron is set out to solve. The Iron platform is a comprehensive set of Stablecoin APIs, providing mission critical infrastructure for Fintechs, PSPs, banks, remittance platforms and corporates to build stablecoin-powered money experiences. Once part of MoonPay, we believe we can take Iron’s mission even further. MoonPay has built one of the most trusted brands in crypto, with extensive global licensing and a vast network of retail and institutional customers. We’re very excited for the joint path ahead. If your business is looking to integrate stablecoins into its payment operations, let’s connect.