Rumors that PayPal and Venmo are poised to offer direct sales of Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, made headlines yesterday.There has been no official confirmation from PayPal yet. But the news coming from several different sources, in conjunction with a recruitment drive for blockchain engineers, have heightened expectations.A look at the peer-to-peer payment space sees intensifying…
New rumors circulating the web suggest that payments processing giant PayPal and subsidiary Venmo are making a major play in crypto.What are the two powerhouses planning and how might it impact the crypto market in the future?PayPal and Venmo To Begin Selling Bitcoin, Launch Crypto WalletIf you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, goes the saying.…
If you have perused Crypto Twitter at all over the past few months, you’ve likely encountered “Bitcoin fixes this.” The meme, which has quickly become an industry favorite, has become somewhat of a ubiquitous phrase — a catch-all meme if you will — to use whenever the traditional world runs into a problem. Chile…
Most of the angst against the crypto industry this year has been instigated by one company. The major economies of the world have collectively given the bird to Facebook and its plans on crypto domination through its own centralized digital coin. The social media giant is now scrambling to launch an alternative payments platform. Facebook…
Wow. Within the span of an hour or two, reports have revealed that Facebook’s crypto project, Libra, suffered some heavy blows. It first started on Friday morning, with the Financial Times revealing that both eBay, the e-commerce/online marketplace giant, and Stripe, a fintech giant, have dropped out of the Libra Association. Speaking to the outlet,…
Facebook’s ambitious crypto project Libra is running out of steam as it gets hounded by regulators and governments around the world. The social media giant was dealt another blow yesterday when major project partner PayPal announced that it was jumping ship, but the Coinbase boss thinks the US should reconsider its negative stance. Rats Desert…
PayPal has recently announced that it will be keeping all seller’s fees when processing a refund going forward. Could such a self-serving policy drive online merchants towards alternate payment networks, such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency? In addition to the seller fee adjustments, PayPal has also announced that it will be altering how it handles…
Just months ago, David Marcus, the former president of fintech giant Paypal, was appointed as the inaugural head of Facebook Blockchain, the social media giant’s first stab at so-called “internet 3.0” innovation. But since Marcus’ appointment, many have been puzzled, as Facebook’s blockchain division has seemingly disappeared off the face of Planet Earth. In a testament…
With crypto markets falling ever lower many are making an exit from the space. Not all are that quick to jump ship however, and PayPal is among those looking towards cryptocurrencies, albeit private ones, starting with an incentive platform for its employees. PayPal Tokens For Coffee With The Boss The company has launched an internal…
Crypto exchange giant Coinbase usually blows its own trumpet when a new option is available on its trading platform. This has not been the case however with the recent addition of PayPal as an option to withdraw fiat for a small number of its customers. There has been no official announcement however the company FAQ…