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Bitcoin Proponents Slam Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman After Venmo Payment Issue
9.3.2023
Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman complained on Twitter Wednesday that he was experiencing issues with the centralized payment processor Venmo. His tweet was followed by a barrage of bitcoin supporters who insisted that Krugman was now realizing the importance of censorship-resistant payment systems....
Paul Krugman Is Having a Bitcoin Moment
8.3.2023
Venmo blacklisted the die-hard crypto skeptic. Maybe now he’ll see the light
Let Us Notis That Ari Is Leaving
9.9.2022
Ari Notis, Kotaku’s primary source for guides, puns, and woefully uncritical games coverage, is leaving us. That absolute bastard.Read more
Declare the Side Hustle — Americans Are Concerned About the 1099-K Tax Rule for Payments Over $600
10.6.2022
Americans are worried about a new tax reporting requirement that will force applications like Venmo, Cash App, Paypal, Airbnb, and Ebay to send 1099-K forms to users. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is specifically focusing on payments of $600 or more for goods and services received through...
Mobile banking app Dave scores $100M investment from FTX US
22.3.2022
Dave is the latest in a series of fintech payments apps to offer crypto services, following PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App
Destiny 2 Made Xur Good Again
7.11.2021
To some he’s a cryptic Agent of the Nine. To others he’s the Exotic Engram guy. My friends call him Pasta Face. Most know him as Xur, and after years of being obsolete he’s once again a weekly center of attention in the Destiny 2 universe. It feels good to have him back.Read more
Venmo enables users to automatically buy crypto with ‘cash back’ rewards
11.8.2021
Paypal-owned payments firm Venmo has expanded its crypto support by enabling credit cardholders to convert their cash back rewards into four digital assets hosted on the platform
Paypal’s Venmo Launches ‘Cash Back to Crypto’ Feature to Auto Purchase Cryptocurrencies
11.8.2021
Venmo, a Paypal service, has introduced the “Cash Back to Crypto” feature to allow credit card customers to automatically buy four types of cryptocurrencies with their cash back without incurring transaction fees. Cash Back to Crypto on Venmo Payments giant Paypal announced Tuesday...
Venmo's Cash Back to Crypto, Investment Flows + More News
10.8.2021
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Venmo said it has launched Cash Back to Crypto, a new way for Venmo Credit Card customers...
PayPal set to launch crypto trading in the UK and may embrace DeFi
30.7.2021
The global payments platform wants to let British customers trade crypto on its new “super app”
RIP To Me, The Person Writing This, A Real One
23.7.2021
Are you allowed to call yourself a real one? No, I would argue, you are not. That pretty much immediately disqualifies you from being a real one, so I’m already off to a rough start here. But today’s my last day at Kotaku, so I consider it my solemn duty to close out my award-wanting “RIP To A Real...
Strike Issues a Live-or-Die No-Fee 'Challenge' to Coinbase, CashApp, Venmo
2.7.2021
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Strike, a bitcoin (BTC) banking service by the US-based Bitcoin Lightning startup Zap, about to enable their users to buy BTC on its platform with no added fees - which would make a major difference in paying for transactions when compared to crypto...
Paypal to Allow Cryptocurrency Withdrawals to Third-Party Wallets
27.5.2021
Payments giant Paypal will soon allow its users to transfer cryptocurrencies away from its platform to third-party wallets, the company’s head of cryptocurrency reportedly revealed. Paypal has been seeing tremendous growth in its crypto business. Paypal to Support Crypto Transfers...
Paypal Crypto Shows ‘Really Great Results’ Amid Strongest Quarter Ever, CEO Says
7.5.2021
The CEO of Paypal has revealed that the company’s cryptocurrency business is showing “really great results.” The first quarter was Paypal’s best quarter ever overall and the strongest year in the history of the company, the CEO emphasized. Paypal Sees ‘Really Great...
PayPal says its crypto efforts are producing 'really great results' on earnings call
6.5.2021
PayPal’s CEO believes crypto assets are forging a more equitable and inclusive financial system
Paypal CEO Says Demand for Cryptocurrencies Is ‘Multiple-Fold’ of Initial Expectations
28.4.2021
The CEO of payments giant Paypal, Dan Schulman, has revealed that the demand for cryptocurrencies has been “multiple-fold” of his company’s initial expectations. Paypal’s Venmo recently began rolling out cryptocurrency features to enable Venmo users to buy, sell and hold...
Venmo Announced Support for Cryptocurrencies on its App
21.4.2021
Venmo has announced the support for the cryptocurrency; more than 70 million of its customers can now have the facility of transacting with cryptocurrencies on its app. This valuable addition will make the portfolio of Venmo more interesting as the app now offers a holistic portfolio of solutions...
Paypal’s Venmo Launches Crypto Trading for 70 Million Users to Buy and Sell Cryptocurrencies
20.4.2021
Venmo has announced the rollout of its “crypto on Venmo” service, allowing over 70 million users to buy, sell, and hold four types of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, using the popular Venmo app. Venmo’s new crypto service further shows Paypal’s commitment to the crypto...
PayPal’s Venmo Rolls out Crypto Services for Bitcoin, Ethereum and More
20.4.2021
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Venmo, the PayPal-operated peer-to-peer mobile payments app, has begun support for crypto – allowing users to buy, sell or hold bitcoin (BTC) and other coins – marking another leap forward into crypto for PayPal.
PayPal has previously stated that it was looking into...
PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading
20.4.2021
Venmo is following in the footsteps of its rival, Square's Cash App, by introducing cryptocurrency trading