From card to chain: Will encryption payments really change lives?

At the Web3 annual meeting held in Seoul, a well-known exchange lab released an interesting piece of news - it plans to launch a virtual asset payment card in 2026.

It sounds simple, but upon further thought, it's actually quite bold: directly connecting a card to your cryptocurrency wallet to buy coffee or take the subway without complicated conversions, just swipe the card and that's it.

The Chief Strategy Officer stated the core goal at the meeting - to make the cryptocurrency payment experience as smooth as traditional bank cards. This is not a fantasy; they have already been testing it on a small scale, and the next plan is to gradually expand the scale.

In simple terms, this is an attempt to bridge the last mile between Web3 assets and real-world consumption. If it can be truly implemented, it would have significant implications for the entire ecosystem. The transition of crypto payments from “high-tech” to “everyday option” may really be on the horizon.