Fold Holdings Shares Drop 14% After Bitcoin Credit Card Announcement

  • Fold Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLD) plans to launch a Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card on September 23.
  • The card offers up to 3.5% back in Bitcoin on every purchase, with an instant 2% and an additional 1.5% for using the Fold Checking Account.
  • Stripe provides backend infrastructure while Visa serves as the issuing network, ensuring reliability and global reach.
  • Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, highlights the card's ability to allow earning Bitcoin where Visa is accepted.
  • Despite this expansion into the Bitcoin ecosystem, Fold's shares dropped over 14%, starting at $3.88 and closing at $3.31, affected by general bearish trends in the crypto market.

Graphic of price for the shares of Fold Holdings, Inc.