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PayPal to offer crypto payments for merchants, limited trading on Venmo
3.2.2021
After their limited crypto trading service "exceeded expectations," the company will double down on crypto, blockchain, and digital currencies in 2021
PayPal 2020 Results: ‘Outstanding Finish to a Record Year’
3.2.2021
It was the first quarterly earnings report from the payments giant since rolling out its crypto service in late 2020
Paypal to Earn $2 Billion in Revenue From Its Bitcoin Business, Says Analyst
17.1.2021
Mizuho Securities analyst Don Dolev has forecast that Paypal will earn up to $2 billion in revenue from its bitcoin business by 2023. This year, he expects that the payment giant’s overall revenue will climb 20%. Dolev says there has been a “dramatic increase in engagement due...
Bullish or bearish? PayPal hosts $242M in crypto trading over 24 hours
12.1.2021
Daily crypto volume on payments giant PayPal have surged to record highs above $240 million
Social networks and the digital economy: A preview of IMVU’s VCOIN
7.1.2021
After getting some boundaries in which to operate from the SEC, IMVU's new blockchain-based token will be a major test case for crypto
PayPal, Coinbase Invest in Crypto Tax Automation Startup TaxBit
7.1.2021
PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Winklevoss Capital invested an undisclosed amount in the firm
US crypto firms invest in tax solutions as IRS updates reporting forms
7.1.2021
Coinbase Ventures, PayPal Ventures and Winkelvoss Capital have all invested in cryptocurrency tax automation software provider TaxBit
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Blows Past $36.1K While Traders Clamor for Ether Options
6.1.2021
Bitcoin hit another all-time high today while ether traders are paying royally to get in on the options action
Bitcoin Sets New All Time High Spiking Over $35,000
6.1.2021
Bitcoin’s record-breaking start to the new year continued on January 5 after the top crypto set another new all-time high (ATH) of $35,879. Based on this new milestone, the top cryptocurrency has now surged by more than 20% in just the first of five days of the new year. Record-Breaking Start...
Top 10 crypto and blockchain stories of 2020
31.12.2020
Corporations and institutional investors seeking an alternate store of value amid the pandemic crisis drove crypto to new heights in 2020
LISTEN: Charles Cascarilla – PayPal Whisperer – Most Influential 2020
28.12.2020
In this special episode of Markets Daily, CoinDesk Podcasts editor Adam B. Levine reads Zack Seward's profile of Charles Cascarilla, one of CoinDesk's Most Influential People in 2020
12 of the biggest enterprise blockchain players of 2020
28.12.2020
The enterprise blockchain space in 2020 looks a lot different from previous years, demonstrating the continuation and a drive to mature and advance
‘Unprecedented’ Institutional Demand for Bitcoin: Bitgo’s Custodied Assets Top $16 Billion, No Paypal Deal
26.12.2020
Bitgo’s assets under custody have surpassed $16 billion. The company says it is seeing “unprecedented interest from institutional investors,” resulting from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the recent bitcoin bull run. Paypal was also rumored to be...
PayPal Talks to Buy Crypto Firm BitGo Have Ended: Report
24.12.2020
Talks regarding a possible acquisition by PayPal of bitcoin custodian BitGo have fallen through, Fortune reported, citing multiple sources. Read more: PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo: Bloomberg
Spanish Banking Giant Prepared For Bitcoin, PayPal's BTC Game + More News
18.12.2020
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Spanish banking giant BBVA said that starting in January 2021, its unit in Switzerland will progressively launch a new service for...
PayPal crypto partner Paxos closes $142M funding round
17.12.2020
The stablecoin issuer is pursuing ambitious plans in the expanding crypto space
Paypal Takes Another Step Into Crypto, Invests in Paxos
17.12.2020
Online payments giant PayPal joined a USD 142m Series C investment round, helping major regulated blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos increase its total funding to USD 240m.
The round was led by Declaration Partners, the investment firm backed by the family office of David M. Rubenstein, Paxos...
Bitcoin’s 2020 explosion is not the 2017 bubble again
16.12.2020
Early adopters who saw the potential in Bitcoin in the last decade have been waiting for this year their entire crypto investing lives
Paypal’s Stock Soars to All Time High as Demand for BTC on the Platform Now More Than Supply of New Coins
15.12.2020
E-commerce giant Paypal’s stock price surged to a new all-time high of $223.16 on Monday, December 14. Since November 12, when the payments giant opened the way for its US customers to start trading cryptocurrency, the stock has soared 17%. Paypal’s Turnaround The stock’s...
PayPal stock has surged 17% since enabling Bitcoin purchases
14.12.2020
The online payment platform launched crypto trading for U.S. customers on Nov. 12