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PayPal to Cut 2,500 Employees to ‘Right-Size’ the Company

Alex Chriss, the CEO of payment company Paypal, announced to the staff on Tuesday that an additional 9% of the workforce, approximately 2,500 positions, will be cut. The development follows PayPal’s decision to reduce its headcount by around 2,000 in January of the previous year. Paypal Further Reduces Workforce In a letter, the newly appointed...
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Apple Sued for Limiting P2P Payments Via Crypto And Other Methods

Apple has been accused of non-competitive practices regarding payment methods used on their devices several times in the past. The most notable example of the Cupertino electronics manufacturer being taken to task for these practices would be the landmark case vs. Epic Games, who eventually won the right to inform users of their app of...
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SEC Issues Subpoena to PayPal Over its PYUSD Stablecoin

PayPal Holdings, the financial giant that made headlines by adopting digital currencies for payments and transfers, is now facing a new development. The company revealed that it has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its PYUSD stablecoin. PayPal Faces SEC Subpoena Over PYUSD Stablecoin This revelation came to light...
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Crypto.com Partners PayPal to Become Preferred Exchange for PYUSD

Leading digital asset exchange, Crypto.com, announced a partnership with global payments giant PayPal to become the preferred exchange for the recently launched PayPal USD (PYUSD). According to an official release, the collaboration builds on the firms’ existing integrations, including a top-up service between PayPal and the Crypto.com Visa Card. Crypto.com Becomes Preferred Exchange for PYUSD...
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PayPal’s PYUSD Stablecoin Launches On Venmo

After announcing its new payment stablecoin last month, PayPal revealed on Wednesday that Paypal USD (PYUSD) is now available to Venmo users for transacting with peers. Initially available to “select users,” access will expand to all Venmo users in the coming weeks, according to the company’s announcement. Venmo, a mobile payments app owned by PayPal,...
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Paxos Affirms PYUSD Stability with New Transparency Report

Stablecoin issuer Paxos, in one of the latest developments, released the first transparency but unaudited report for the recently born Paypal USD, or PYUSD stablecoin, affirming the stability and reliability of the assets. This latest report also highlighted that, as the curtains fell in August, the lion’s share – over 90% – of PYUSD was...
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Bitcoin Miner F2Pool Returns to Paxos the Overpaid Transaction Fee Worth $510,000

Bitcoin miner F2Pool has successfully reversed a recent erroneous bitcoin transaction that resulted in an excessively high transaction fee of $510,000, almost 480,000 times the average network fee of $2.176. The responsible party, Paxos, acknowledged its error and identified it as a bug in a single transfer. According to on-chain data from Mempool on X,...
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European Central Bank Blasts PayPal in Push for its Own CBDC

On Sept. 4, Fabio Panetta, ECB Executive Board member at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, said the central bank was nearing the end of its research and investigation phase. It will soon decide whether to move to the next phase of potentially developing and issuing a digital Euro. The...
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Coinbase Joins Crypto Exchanges In Listing PayPal’s Stablecoin PYUSD

Coinbase has announced that it will start trading in PayPal’s newly launched stablecoin, PYUSD, on Aug. 31, provided that liquidity conditions are met. Trading will begin on or after 9AM PT on 31 August 2023, if liquidity conditions are met. Once sufficient supply of this asset is established trading on our PYUSD-USD trading pairs will...
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PayPal UK To Pause Crypto Purchases Until Early 2024

PayPal announced that it will temporarily suspend crypto purchases on its platform for its U.K. based users beginning in October. The move comes in response to evolving regulatory guidelines provided by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – Britain’s chief market regulator. PayPal Pauses Crypto Buys Per an email received by certain U.K. users on Wednesday,...
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PayPal Launches USD Stablecoin For Payments and Transfers

Global payments giant PayPal has deepened its footsteps into the crypto industry by launching a dollar-backed stablecoin dubbed PayPal USD (PYUSD). The move makes PayPal one of the first large U.S. financial companies to launch its own stablecoin despite regulatory uncertainty around crypto assets in the country.  As a USD-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD maintains a...
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PayPal Ventures Leads $52M Funding Round for Web3 Firm Magic

San Francisco-based wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) provider Magic has raised $52 million in a strategic funding round led by PayPal Ventures bringing the firm’s valuation to just under $500 million. Other participants of the fund round include Cherubic, Synchrony, KX, Northzone, and Volt Capital. The latest capital infusion will be deployed to expand Magic’s functionality and enable...
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US Customers Can Pay With Ethereum Through PayPal via MetaMask Integration

On May 11, MetaMask revealed that it had added PayPal as a payment option for Ethereum purchases. However, the new payment channel is only available to U.S. users. “MetaMask is the first web3 wallet to enable users to buy ETH using PayPal, a leader in the digital payment space,” it said. The integration also supports...
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PayPal Holds $1 Billion in Crypto on Balance Sheet, Records Show

Online payments giant PayPal held nearly $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency on its balance sheet by the end of Q1 2023, according to a 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Customers Crypto in the Green The filing, dated for the quarterly period ending March 31 2023, showed that PayPal held $943 million...
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Cryptocurrency Transfers Coming to Venmo Users in May

On April 28, Venmo, a popular mobile payment platform owned by PayPal, announced that in the coming weeks, it will enable a new feature allowing users to transfer cryptocurrencies on and off the platform. This move is seen as part of Venmo’s continuous efforts to cater to the growing demand for crypto-based services among its...
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PayPal Owned $604 Million in Crypto Last Year

By the end of 2022, PayPal held over $600 million in digital assets in crypto on behalf of its users. That included $291 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and $250 million in ETH.  According to PayPal’s annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the remainder of its $63 million in crypto was spread between Bitcoin...
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MetaMask Partners With PayPal to Allow ETH Transfers for US Users

The Ethereum non-custodial wallet – MetaMask – joined forces with the payment provider PayPal to enable customers to purchase and transfer Ethereum (ETH). The service will initially be available only to US users. MetaMask announced on Twitter that its clients will be able to purchase and transfer Ethereum (ETH) via PayPal. The offering will reach...
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PayPal Pushes Crypto Services For Europe Expansion With Luxembourg Launch

Financial service behemoth PayPal has announced expanding its crypto service to Luxembourg soon in its first foray into the European Union (EU). According to an update shared by the company, the service will be made available in the “coming days,” following which eligible customers will be able to buy, sell and hold crypto-assets in their...
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Colorado Becomes the First US State Accepting Taxes in BTC and ETH: Report

The authorities of Colorado announced that state residents can now pay their taxes in cryptocurrencies instead of fiat. Among the supported digital assets are the two biggest by market capitalization – Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Still, Colorado’s Revenue Department is not allowed to accept direct crypto payments, which is why it partnered with PayPal,...
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Paypal Allows Withdrawal of Bitcoin and Ethereum to Personal Wallets

PayPal users with Bitcoin and Ethereum held on the platform can now withdraw their holdings to external wallets. This means that PayPal buyers can finally self-custody their coins – a paramount feature for cryptocurrencies. “Starting today, PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges,” said the online payment provider...
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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Bets Big on Cash App, Dumps PayPal

American asset management company Ark Invest has sold its holdings of fintech giant PayPal and backed Bitcoin-friendly Cash App. This comes after Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, revealed her preference for Block’s (formerly Square) Cash App over PayPal’s Venmo at the 2022 North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami. Backing Cash App Wood believes Cash...
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Being Only Pro-Blockchain is an Anti-Bitcoin Approach, PayPal CEO Peter Thiel Says

The Bitcoin 2022 conference, which takes place in Miami, has been giving a lot to talk about. On this occasion, Peter Thiel voiced his opinion on Bitcoin’s enemies and talked about where he thinks Bitcoin is going in the future. This April 7, Peter Andreas Thiel, an entrepreneur, investment fund manager, and venture capitalist, best...
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Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal Leave Russia: Suspend Services Following the Ukraine War

Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal joined the massive number of companies leaving Russia following Putin’s “special military operation” against Ukraine. As such, the question remains if Russians will turn to cryptocurrencies. Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal Leave Russia Ever since the war started between the two former Soviet states, the Western world has taken a different approach...
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PayPal to Limit Certain NFT Transactions: Updates Policy

American multinational company, PayPal, has revised its Seller Protection program to exclude non-fungible token (NFT) transactions that surpass $10,000. Limiting NFT Transactions According to PayPal’s Policy Updates page, NFT transactions valued at more than $10,000 are ineligible. The changes will come into effect from March 21 this year. A document further elaborating stated that items...
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PayPal Beats Expected Q3 Results, Intends to Increase its Crypto Offerings

PayPal’s Venmo – a financial app that recently added cryptocurrency features – saw a payment volume of $60 billion for the third quarter of 2021, which is an increase of 36%. The company added that it could allow clients to use Venmo for purchases made on Amazon. Venmo Has Been a Huge Success Earlier this...
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PayPal’s U.K. Customers Can Now Buy, Sell, and Hold Bitcoin

Global payments giant PayPal disclosed on Friday that its customers in the United Kingdom can now buy, sell, and hold multiple cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, directly from their accounts. PayPal’s Crypto Services Now Available For UK Users “We are delighted to share that all eligible customers in the UK can now buy, hold, and...
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PayPal Extends Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Service to the UK

The San Jose-based online payments giant PayPal is launching its cryptocurrency services in the United Kingdom less than a year after the company first introduced the feature in the United States. Eligible customers in the UK will be able to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies through the PayPal platform beginning this week....
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PayPal to Introduce a Crypto ‘Supper App Wallet’ Soon

PayPal will reportedly take another step in its cryptocurrency endeavors and roll out a “super app wallet” for its American users. The company will launch the upgraded version in the upcoming months. Additional Crypto Capabilities for PayPal Clients The Chief Executive Officer of the company – Dan Schulman – revealed during PayPal’s Q2 2021 Earnings...
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PayPal and Visa Lead $300M Funding for Blockchain Capital

Blockchain Capital remains a major tech backer in the DLT space with investments in numerous crypto and DLT projects. Fund V with $300M Funding According to a press release published on Monday (June 22, 2021), Blockchain Capital has closed funding for its Fund V LP. The capital raise reportedly drew participation from several high-profile backers...
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After El Salvador: Paraguay Official Hints at Big Government Project Involving Bitcoin and PayPal

After El Salvador announced plans to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, an official from Paraguay’s government has hinted at a similar development. The country’s Deputy of the Nation, Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman, suggested that the government will start working on a big project involving the largest cryptocurrency and PayPal. Is Paraguay Next in Line? The...
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