A bit of a funny article, since it starts off by talking about Wavecrest and then forgets to acknowledge that at least two of their 7 listings are directly affected by that decision (Bitwala and Bitpay) so they actually can't be used. Either way, I have a feeling we're going to see some services this year that find a way to bypass Visa/MC when it comes to "crypto debit cards". I don't know the tech behind it but there has to be a way for true crypto cards. The hassle, the fees, have never been worth it to me, not to mention the trouble I have with KYC, citizen of one country and living in another every few years.
But yeah, not quite dead. There's a huge market for crypto-enabled debit cards. The second-best option for me at the moment seems to be so-called neobanks like Revolut. The debit cards aren't tied to crypto but to bank accounts, where you can exchange crypto to pretty much instantly.
