# The right voices in the right rooms can reshape product, policy and hiring outcomes in crypto, three senior executives told CoinDesk.

*fintech · news · 2026-05-05 · CoinDesk*

## Key points

- Mastercard shifted focus from infrastructure to usability in crypto after partner input.
- Mastercard's new strategy includes cards linked to stablecoins for underserved markets.
- Crypto Council for Innovation redefined staking as a technical service after engaging builders.
- Hiring biases revealed via Myers-Briggs showed internal diversity is as important as external.

**Companies:** Mastercard, Clerisy

[Read the full story on CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/05/different-voices-in-product-policy-and-hiring-change-crypto-outcomes-panelists-tell-consensus-miami)

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