Crypto.com adds Pay support for MATIC, USDC and DAI

Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com recently launched an update to its DeFi wallet service that adds support for fiat-to-crypto purchases in more countries and three new tokens.

In a blog post published May 16, the company announced the addition of Polygon (MATIC), USD Coin (USDC), and Dai (DAI) to Crypto.com Pay, a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp service that enables the purchase of cryptocurrency via credit or debit card.

The trio of new tokens joins Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Crypto.com’s native CRO as the only tokens currently available for Pay purchases. CRO can now be purchased on Crypto.com’s Cronus blockchain or the Ethereum network. According to the post, support for more tokens “will be added soon”.

Crypto.com also announced Pay support in more countries, expanding the number of countries that can use the service to buy crypto directly in the company’s DeFi wallet app to 108 in total.

DeFi Wallet users in Asia, Europe and Latin America can now easily purchase crypto in the app using a credit/debit card

Buy crypto in seconds with Pay

Try it now pic.twitter.com/gKqWwVNTEs

— Crypto.com DeFi Wallet (@defi_wallet) May 16, 2023

The latest update mentioned in the blog post involves streamlining the Pay interface to make purchasing easier with fewer taps.

The exchange recently launched a virtual assistant built on the GPT API to help customers, becoming an early adopter of ChatGPT technology among cryptocurrency exchanges.

Related: Crypto.com launches ChatGPT based AI user assistant Amy

As Cointelegraph reported, Crypto.com vice president Abhi Bisarya is “bullish” about the use of AI in the cryptocurrency industry, but plans to try out the AI ​​assistant on a trial basis while the company receives feedback. of users into consideration.

Meanwhile, companies in the crypto and blockchain industries are clamoring to join the AI ​​rush. For example, Web3 company BlockGPT recently launched a chat-to-earn scheme that allows users of its BEP-20 token platform to earn rewards for interacting with the company’s ChatGPT-like AI models.

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance also launched its own ChatGPT-based offering called “Sensei”, a virtual educational assistant integrated into the company’s consumer education academy.