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PayPal finally opens its crypto doors to all UK customers

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Prominent payments firm, PayPal entered the crypto-verse and changed the market forever. The emergence of the crypto industry was identified by this major platform and it made a timely move with its entrance into the market. With an intention of further sprucing up its crypto game, it decided to expand its digital asset services all across the globe.

Back in August, PayPal had announced its interest in venturing into the UK. While the payments firm already has a well-established base all around the world, it was just starting to incorporate crypto into its system. Today, the firm finally revealed that it had opened the doors to its crypto services to all eligible customers of the UK.

With this announcement, the payments giant noted that UK customers would be able to buy, sell as well as hold an array of cryptocurrencies. This service was originally expected to go live back in the last week of August itself.

PayPal takes its crypto business to the UK

UK users would be able to choose from a wide range of crypto assets that include, Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH], Litecoin [LTC] as well as Bitcoin Cash [BCH]. While the platform currently offers only four crypto assets, the community was seen urging it to add a few more prominent ones like XRP.

In its initial announcement PayPal’s Vice President and General Manager, Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies, Fernandez da Ponte, stated that the firm intends to closely work with regulators in the UK. He also added that the payments giant wanted to “meaningfully contribute to shaping the role digital currencies will play in the future of global finance and commerce.”

The payments facilitator took to Twitter to announce the commencement of this service. The tweet,

“We are delighted to share that all eligible customers in the UK can now buy, hold and sell #Cryptocurrencies #Bitcoin, #Ethereum, #BitcoinCash & #Litecoin from their PayPal account. Look out for it in the PayPal app.”

Taking its crypto business into the UK would be considered PayPal’s first international expansion after the United States. The fervor around crypto could certainly surge in the UK as a fully established brand like PayPal had entered the game.

PayPal’s Cryptocurrency Focussed Super Application to Launch Soon, says CEO

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After proving its use cases recently, the digital asset industry has won over several mainstream players. The main evidence for this was companies like PayPal conducting a full-fledged dive into the world of cryptocurrencies. On Thursday, the company’s CEO Dan Schulman revealed that the company was on its last stretch to add cryptocurrency functionalities within its upcoming super application wallet.

Schulman made his comments during PayPal’s Q2 hearing with developmental focus standing out as a priority. He added that the team behind the application had finished putting the final code touches to its initial version. During the investor meet, Schulman urged everyone to see the benefits of having an all-in-one cryptocurrency trading platform.

PayPal’s Ambitious Plans

According to sources within the payments company, the new application will include features such as high-yield savings, intra-messaging capabilities, and even access to direct deposit funds. In the latest report, PayPal claimed that the digital market penetration in the United States had increased substantially in the past few years. Twenty-Twenty proved to be a divisive year with a 5 percent jump from the last quarter of 2019. In Schulman’s words:

“We’re one of a few payments companies to allow consumers to use cryptocurrency as a funding source. We’re also seeing strong adoption and trading of crypto on Venmo.”

PayPal’s crypto-trading arm Venmo had a stellar year with approximately $58 billion worth of capital traded on it during Q1 2021. The parent company added a whole new sector of users, taking the total number of active PayPal accounts to 403 million. The $311 billion generated in total payment volume was a product of both fiat and cryptocurrency transactions, said the report.

Paypal doubles down on its interest in crypto as it pushes the purchase limit to $100K

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The crypto-verse welcomed an array of prominent firms into its market this year. PayPal became one of the biggest and most influential platforms to embrace cryptocurrencies. Now, the payments giant revealed that it was looking at elevating its presence in the crypto-verse.

Bitcoin had a great start to the year. The king coin rose to new highs and managed to bag significant gains. Several suggested that PayPal’s venture into the crypto-verse instigated the recent price rally of Bitcoin. The payments platform even enabled the “checkout with crypto” option for its US citizens, which further drove the price of BTC.

The CEO and President of PayPal, Dan Schulman, was assured that cryptocurrencies were here to stay, and playing a part in “driving the ubiquity and mass acceptance of digital currencies,” was what he was looking forward to doing.

PayPal’s leap towards crypto

In a recent announcement, penned down by Jose Fernandez da Ponte, VP & GM, Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies, the payments platform noted that its customers from the US would be able to buy cryptocurrencies up to $100,000 every week. The announcement read,

“As part of our efforts to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers, we are pleased to announce that we have recently raised the purchase limits of cryptocurrency for eligible PayPal customers in the U.S. to $100,000 per week with no annual purchase limit. These changes will enable our customers to have more choice and flexibility in purchasing cryptocurrency on our platform. “

When the payments giant started its crypto purchasing feature, users were allowed to buy digital assets worth only $10,000 every week. However, this was later pushed to $20,000.

This could not only drive the interest in crypto but also lure in more investors into the market. Schulman seems to be highly invested in the crypto industry as he had previously stated,

“PayPal really wants to use cryptocurrency as a funding source for everyday transactions. The endgame, though, is a more noble vision of this inclusive economy, and things will be done much differently than today.”

Ethereum Flags Stake Above $3.2K Nudging Ahead Of Bank of America, PayPal

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Ethereum [ETH] finally broke the psychological barrier of $3K in May this year. The crypto-asset rose to a new all-time high above $3,200 today after a challenging week as it broke away from the consolidation camp. With this, Ethereum has not just flipped Bank of America [BOA] but has also surpassed payment processing giant, Paypal in terms of market cap.

After posting nine consecutive green candles, the market cap of the second-largest cryptocurrency surged to $365 billion. In contrast, BOA and PayPal’s valuations were found to be at $307.99 billion respectively.

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ETH has established plenty of peaks this year. But the latest one was crucial since it came at the backdrop of a rather dull market movement. The trading volume has intensified over the past week that further pushed the coin to explore new heights.

The co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, Vitalik Buterin has now officially become a crypto billionaire. If the 27-year old’s public Ether address has reached $1 billion on its balance after the token’s exponential growth on Monday.

Ethereum’s Price Explosion Has Found Substantial Backing

Ethereum’s on-chain fundamentals also turned bullish which further strengthened its upward momentum. The whales have continued to buy dips and the latest whale accumulation has backed the digital asset’s surge. In addition, the decline in the network’s gas fee has been somewhat of a relief for the ecosystem.

Moreover, the increasing active addresses, as well as transaction figures, have boosted Ethereum its rally to new highs.

Upon taking the derivatives realm into consideration, it was found that the open interest OI] across Ether options markets has significantly risen this year. The OI stood near $4 billion and the figure was up from a little $800 million at the beginning of 2020.

Also, the CME’s ETH futures market grew from an OI of $68m on the 1st of March well above to $370 million in just two months. The average open interest across Ether futures had soared to a fresh ATH of $8.6 billion recently.

PayPal’s Crypto-Friendly Announcement Boosts The Price Of BTC

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Its no doubt that Bitcoin has lured several platforms into the crypto industry with its price change. But, PayPal’s interest in crypto seems to be fueling the growth of the crypto-verse.

Back in October 2020, the payments giant, revealed that it would soon allow its users to purchase as well as hold crypto assets. This move further paved the way for several platforms to jump onto the digitalization bandwagon. With its latest announcement, PayPal further elevated its presence in the crypto-verse.

PayPal Enables “Checkout With Crypto” Service

The United States has been a tough nut to crack for crypto platforms with regard to the regulatory climate. However, PayPal recently reported the citizens of the US would now be able to checkout with crypto assets. The payments giant suggested that conversion of crypto into fiat at checkout would be carried out with no extra transactional fees.

The CEO and President of PayPal, Dan Schulman elaborated on the same said,

“As the use of digital payments and digital currencies accelerates, the introduction of Checkout with Crypto continues our focus on driving mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies, while continuing to offer PayPal customers choice and flexibility in the ways they can pay using the PayPal wallet.”

He further added that it was pertinent for platforms to enable crypto as a payment method as the “next chapter in driving the ubiquity and mass acceptance of digital currencies.”

The announcement further revealed that users could select from crypto assets like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, or Bitcoin Cash to checkout or pay. However, only one kind of coin could be used during this process.

Just after this announcement, the price of Bitcoin [BTC] started picking up. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $59,150 with a 1.62% surge in the price of the king coin in the last 24-hours. The market cap of the coin was noted at a high of $1.11 trillion. Looking at this change in its price, several speculated that PayPal’s recent announcement could have had an impact on BTC.

PayPal Plans To Double Down On Crypto In 2021

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The cryptocurrency industry has provided PayPal with an enormous opportunity to disrupt is increasingly moving to the digital realm. In the latest development, the fintech giant revealed that its fourth-quarter profits had tripled from the year before.

PayPal reportedly registered that quarterly revenue surpassed a whopping $6 billion for the first time and that it expected revenue to grow around 19% in 2021, to over $25 billion. In fact, two of its new products, a cryptocurrency tool and a ‘buy now pay later’ feature, had reportedly exceeded the platform’s expectations.

PayPal’s Crypto Plans

PayPal also recently asserted that customers who purchase cryptocurrency have been logging into the platform at a rate 2x their login frequency prior to purchasing cryptocurrency.

In yet another crucial development, PayPal CEO Daniel Schulman disclosed the firm’s plans with respect to expanding its capabilities in the crypto-sphere.

As the COVOD-19 pandemic accelerated a new digital wave of change across almost every industry by 3-5 years, the profound and structural transformation cannot be ignored. Leveraging this, PayPal is all set to work towards an extensive roadmap around crypto, blockchain, and digital currencies. This also includes an all-new dedicated business unit for the crypto ambitions.

In the latest investor update, Schulman stated,

“We all know the current financial system is antiquated, and we can envision a future where transactions are completed in seconds, not days; a future where transactions should be less expensive to complete; and a future that enables all people to be part of the digital economy, not just the affluent.”

He went on to add,

“We are significantly investing in our new crypto, blockchain, and digital currencies business unit in order to help shape this more inclusive future.”

The exec also asserted that building upon this early success, the company’s mobile platform would soon evolve into a “superapp”, that would essentially “transcend payments and financial services.”

In addition, PayPal also plan to launch its first international market in the next several months.

PayPal Sees $242 Million In Crypto Trading Volumes As Retail Interest Spikes

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Paypal’s cryptocurrency transaction trading volume just hit a new all-time high of a whopping $242 million. Interestingly, this coincided with Bitcoin’s short-lived but biggest dip of the year so far all the way to $30.5K in a weekend dump. As noted by many industry experts, the dip was crucial and healthy which strengthened the said level as a crucial support threshold for the crypto-asset’s price in the coming days.

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PayPal’s Record-breaking Numbers Imply Retail Adoption?

The payment giant’s surge to the record level essentially signaled the arrival of the retail players in the market who were left out in the bull run that was mainly led by the institutional investors.

The latest plunge thus gave the retail investors yet another chance to stack Bitcoins who rushed PayPal to join the bandwagon. According to the stats, Bitcoin continued to remain the leader, whereas Ethereum followed suit and was the second choice by retail.

A similar sentiment was noted by the popular crypto trader, Alex Saunders who tweeted,

“Retail has arrived. PayPal cleared $242M in crypto sales yesterday. That’s nearly double the previous record.”

The figure was accessed through Paxos’ itBit exchange which PayPal uses to source liquidity. PayPal selected the platform to handle its crypto transactions upon launching digital asset trading services back in October 2020.

Thanks to the ongoing bull run, the crypto business has been booming to levels not seen in a long time. Prior to the current volume, the previous high for the exchange was found to be at $128 million volume on the 6th of January.

PayPal announced the launch of crypto service last year after witnessing the demand for the sector heating up among the traditional finance circles. It is important to note that this development was seen as an important event for the ecosystem which woke Bitcoin, and the cryptocurrency market by extension, from a deep slumber of price inaction.

Several well-known proponent had gone on to remark that the phase potentially bolstered the first stage of the 2020 bull run. The American fintech player’s crypto business had recently noted that it would further plan to let customers leverage cryptocurrencies to pay for items from its network of a massive 26 million retailers.

PayPal’s Crypto Venture To Spruce Up The Utility Of Cryptocurrencies, Suggests CEO Schulman

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The crypto industry witnessed several mainstream companies like Facebook, PayPal, and many more veering into it. This trend will undoubtedly prolong following the market cap and the value of the crypto market. With its latest support for the crypto sphere, PayPal did turn a lot of heads and appearing in a recent interview, PayPal’s CEO, Dan Schulman went on to shed light on the company’s latest move.

Digital Currency Heading Towards Mainstream Adoption

Mid-September, rumors around the payments giant, PayPal incorporating crypto into the fold was out and about. This was shortly followed by an official announcement by the company itself. PayPal’s interest in crypto spruced by the price of Bitcoin and several other coins as it pushed the king coin’s price beyond its high in the last two years. Addressing their grand entry into the crypto universe, Dan Schulman, the chief executive officer of the payments giant opened up about the rising demand for digital currencies.

Schulman pointed out that the use of cash has witnessed a radical slump, especially during the pandemic. Diving into the data, he revealed that 40% to 70% of PayPal’s consumers have almost no interest in employing cash. While the crypto industry especially Bitcoin is often related to the dark web and is often questioned of its inherent value, Schulman said,

“All forms of money are based on trust and set values that come from that trust.”

With governments across the globe prepping to roll out their CBDCs, Schulman thinks that it’s only a matter of time before they do so. However, he also suggested that the world would witness increased utility taking place with cryptocurrency. Schulman also revealed that PayPal had sought advice from central banks as well as regulations from across the globe before steering into the crypto market.

With its most recent entry into the corridors of the US, the payments giant purchased almost 70% of all the newly mined Bitcoin that was in circulation. Revealing PayPal’s plans for the coming year, Schulman added,

“One of the things that we allowed is not just making it easy to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies, but very importantly, early next year, we’re going to allow cryptocurrencies to be a funding source for any transaction happening on all 28 million of our merchants. And that will significantly bolster the utility of cryptocurrencies.”

Bitcoin continues to rise even after PayPal’s recent purchase. The king coin was seen settling down at $18,638.96 with a 9.71% surge over the last seven days.

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Paypal Veers Into Crypto-Verse By Opening Its Doors For US Users

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Crypto has been gaining a lot of traction across the globe. With its value skyrocketing, platforms like Paypal have been venturing into the industry. The American online payments company created an uproar after it recently announced the launch of its latest service that allows users to engage in crypto. The latest news from the payments giant pointed out that it was making great progress in the US.

PayPal Ventures Into The United States

Back in October, Paypal made an announcement that stirred the entire crypto community. Following the surge in the demand for crypto during the pandemic, the payments giant decided to enable its support for digital assets. More recently, accountholders in the United States were given a thumbs up from the platform to buy, hold as well as trade crypto.

The payments giant said,

‘We are pleased to announce that all eligible PayPal accountholders in the U.S. can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly with PayPal.”

Paypal decided to pull the plug on the waitlist and allowed its customers in the US to buy, sell, and hold crypto with their Paypal accounts immediately without having to wait for an open spot. The payments platform affirmed that its users would be alerted of the latest update via mail as well as push notifications.

Paypal’s association with crypto goes a long way. It wasn’t long ago that a rumor with regard to the payments company’s partnership with BitGo surfed the crypto markets. While several portals revealed that Paypal intended to acquire BitGo as part of its latest inclination towards crypto, updates about the same remain uncertain. The President and CEO of Paypal, Dan Schulman had previously revealed why the platform was veering into the world of crypto. He said,

“The shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable, bringing with it clear advantages in terms of financial inclusion and access; efficiency, speed and resilience of the payments system; and the ability for governments to disburse funds to citizens quickly.”

Paypal could definitely stimulate the mass adoption of crypto considering its 26 million merchants all around the globe. The platform’s latest venture could pose beneficial to the crypto community.

BitGo Bruited To Be Acquired By PayPal; Bitcoin Prolongs Its Uptrend

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The crypto industry has evolved in terms of both value as well as popularity. With several deeming the industry as a promising investment platform, prominent companies from across the globe have been building connections in the crypto world. While PayPal has already made multiple connections in the crypto-verse a rumor surfacing a new partnership has come to light.

PayPal Intends To Acquire Several Crypto Firms

Online payments giant, PayPal has revealed its plan of buying numerous cryptocurrency firms. A recent report highlighted that the American company is looking to embrace crypto assets and BitGo, a crypto custodian is reportedly one of the many platforms that PayPal aims to acquire. Both PayPal, as well as BitGo, have been in talks, the report read. The source that revealed the aforementioned information to Bloomberg also proposed that nothing was finalized and the “talks” could dismantle if PayPal decided to buy another platform.

While details pertaining to this uncertain deal is still under wraps, the crypto industry would get a boost with this latest partnership. The crypto community was still processing the entry of PayPal into the cryptocurrency market and the latest news acted as a cherry on top.

On 21 October 2020, PayPal revealed that its customers could be engaging in all trading activities like buying, selling, and holding several crypto assets including Bitcoin [BTC], Ether [ETH], Bitcoin Cash [BCH] as well as Litecoin [LTC]. Along with this, the online payments giant also pointed out that users could use the above-mentioned assets to purchase anything from the 26 million merchants that PayPal hoards.

This news undoubtedly steered attention to the crypto-verse and ignited a significant surge in the price of almost every crypto asset. While Bitcoin’s price was trying hard to move beyond $12K, the latest news came as a much-required stimulation for the king coin. Ever since July 2019, Bitcoin pushed past $12K as it hit a high of $13,151.90.

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At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $12,953.76 and had witnessed a surge of about 14.35%. Even though several other altcoins garnered immense gains, Bitcoin prolonged its dominance by 60.8%.