PayPal to allow Americans to pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum at over 29 million vendorsThe global crypto market cap is $1.87 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $134.69 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $59,043.66 and the BTC dominance is at 58.9%.
⚡️ Access more crypto insights in every article as a member of CryptoSlate Edge. Learn more Author: Shaurya Malwa PayPal announced today that it shall allow US customers to pay with cryptocurrencies throughout its worldwide retailer network, as per a report this morning on Reuters. The company will charge no transaction fee to checkout with crypto and only one type of coin can be used for each purchase, it said. The service—which is yet to be formally announced later today—comes months after PayPal announced it was developing and launching a crypto business. It will be available to all of its 29 million merchants in the coming months. Ad 📈 Earn 8% APY on Bitcoin & 9 more crypto assets and 12% on Fiat & Stablecoins. Compounding interest, paid out daily. 🔥 Trending Sectors
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