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  • Visa and Mastercard are holding off on forging new partnerships with crypto firms, Reuters reported on Tuesday. 
  • The payments companies are pressing pause after a run of stunning industry collapses, such as FTX's bankruptcy. 
  • The companies are delaying certain launches until the market and regulatory environments improve. 

Visa and Mastercard are holding off on forging new partnerships with crypto firms after a run of major collapses rattled faith in the industry, Reuters reported Tuesday.