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Former Paxful Top Executive Ray Youssef Joins Rival P2P Platform Noones as CEO
8.12.2023
Ray Youssef, the former CEO and founder of the peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading platform Paxful, has been appointed the chief executive officer of the P2P financial communication app Noones. Youssef also reiterated his belief that bitcoin will play a role in promoting Africa’s prosperity. Noones...
Former Paxful CEO Says He Cannot ‘Vouch for Anything Happening There Now’ — Platform Tells Users It Is Back Online
13.5.2023
The former CEO of Paxful, Ray Youssef, has told users of the peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that he is no longer in control and therefore cannot vouch for “anything that is happening there now.” Youssef also told a user who claimed to have been scammed on the platform that he too...
Drugs, Erratic Dismissals and Feuding Founders: Behind Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling
8.4.2023
Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging markets, with more than 200 employees. Behind the scenes, staff took paid trips to music festivals, bosses fought, dismissals reportedly occurred on a whim and the smell of cannabis permeated...
GameStop Jumps Into NFTs Just As The Market Collapses
20.5.2022
The NFT market, and other blockchain-associated grifts like cryptocurrency, are having a very bad month, as their perceived “value” evaporates and whatever actual monetary value they had falls through the floor. To which GameStop says: lol.Read more
Mass adoption looms as South America's second-largest company accepts crypto payments
29.4.2021
Mercado Libre’s move to accept cryptocurrency payments for real estate could usher in a new way of crypto mass adoption in South America
Bitcoin Marketplace Keepchange Suffers Data Breach — No Funds Stolen During the Incident
11.2.2021
A bitcoin company is the latest victim of a data breach incident, where hackers managed to access customers’ full names and email addresses. Moreover, attackers sent withdrawal requests from the company customers’ accounts to addresses belonging to the hackers. Marketplace Warns Users...
73% of Argentines Say Cryptocurrency Best for Saving in Economic Crisis: Survey
29.8.2020
A survey of Argentina’s citizens shows that 73% believe cryptocurrency is the most effective saving method in the current economic crisis, such as to hedge against high inflation. Strong Crypto Sentiment in Argentina Global peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful released the results...
Paxos ‘Flippens’ LocalBitcoins As The Largest P2P Bitcoin Marketplace
19.6.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) peer-to-peer (P2P) trading market went through a historical week, as Paxful has surpassed LocalBitcoins in weekly trading volume for the first time in P2P trading history.
According to data provided by Coin.dance, Paxful is now the leading Bitcoin P2P marketplace in terms of global...
Paxful ‘Flippens’ LocalBitcoins As The Largest P2P Bitcoin Marketplace
19.6.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) peer-to-peer (P2P) trading market went through a historical week, as Paxful has surpassed LocalBitcoins in weekly trading volume for the first time in P2P trading history.
According to data provided by Coin.dance, Paxful is now the leading Bitcoin P2P marketplace in terms of global...
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Marketplace Integrates With Major Exchange OKEx
15.6.2020
Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is integrating Paxful’s Kiosk and trading services into its platform
BTC to INR: P2P Bitcoin Marketplaces Growing in India
9.4.2020
Ever since the supreme court quashed the banking restriction imposed by the central bank, interest in cryptocurrency has been rising in India, including on peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces. The local crypto community is growing despite the nationwide lockdown and rising covid-19 threat. Also read:...
Bitcoin.com Local Gathers Steam as Other P2P Markets Falter
7.3.2020
The bitcoin marketplace Localbitcoins was once the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. But during the last few years, the company’s trading requirements and KYC implementation have caused an influx of traders to migrate to different P2P crypto markets. The mass departure...
P2P Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful Set to Surpass LocalBitcoins in Volume
2.12.2019
P2P Bitcoin marketplace Paxful breaks new all-time-high in weekly traded volume as LocalBitcoins sees a shakier trend
Bitcoin Marketplace with 300 Payment Methods Integrating into Large Crypto Exchange
9.7.2019
A crypto trading platform says it is joining the “fast-growing peer-to-peer financial revolution” by integrating a peer-to-peer marketplace that offers more than 300 ways of buying Bitcoin #CT_sponsored #SPONSORED