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PayPal Likes Digital Currencies? Yawn

Paypal is the pioneer in digital payments – of course it isn't going to ignore the rise of bitcoin.

Business  ·  20 February 2014
Bitcoin

eBay Building Digital Wallet That Stores ‘Multiple Types’ of Currency

CEO John Donahoe has confirmed the company is building a digital wallet for PayPal that can take multiple currencies.

Business  ·  19 February 2014
Exchanges

The Promise of Bitcoin Micropayments: Corporations, Incentives and Altcoins

Micropayments could help provide a future for cryptocurrencies, but there are many factors yet to be ironed out.

Tech  ·  11 February 2014
Exchanges

Fiverr Teams Up With Coinbase to Pay for Services in Bitcoin

Freelancers and microtaskers selling services on Fiverr can now get paid in bitcoin, thanks to a partnership with Coinbase.

Business  ·  11 February 2014
Exchanges

eBay Views BitPay and Coinbase as Potential PayPal Competitors

According to its annual regulatory filing, the company views bitcoin platforms as potential rivals to PayPal.

Business  ·  4 February 2014
Exchanges

Coinbase Partners With BitMonet to Offer In-App Bitcoin Payments

The companies are releasing a software development kit that will allow users to send and receive bitcoin on Android.

Markets  ·  9 January 2014
PayPal

PayPal May be Planning Virtual ‘Tokens’ According to eBay Patent Proposal

It appears PayPal may have designs on developing a new way to distribute monetary value within the digital realm.

Tech  ·  2 January 2014
PayPal

Bitcoin is the Future, Not NFC, Says PayPal President David Marcus

Bitcoin has more potential to revolutionize commerce than near-field communication (NFC) technology does, according to PayPal president David Marcus.

Business  ·  10 December 2013
PayPal

Bitcoin price could be highway robbery, PayPal’s quandary, and how to stop a nasty rumour

John Law is no stranger to hold 'em ups, even cryptocurrency ones.

Markets  ·  8 November 2013
PayPal

eBay president John Donahoe: PayPal may accept bitcoin in the future

The president of eBay has revealed his company is preparing to expand the range of digital currencies it accepts.

Business  ·  4 November 2013
PayPal

Bitcoin: the inter-galactic currency of the future?

With space travel soon to be on the increase, has bitcoin got what it takes to be the inter-galactic currency of the future?

Markets  ·  3 July 2013
PayPal

US Federal Reserve investigating online banking potential risks

The United States Federal reserve is studying the impact of online payment options such as PayPal and Bitcoin to determine potential risks associated with them

Markets  ·  4 June 2013
PayPal

Alternative payments growing fast in the UK

In 2012 use of cash for shopping fell 10 per cent - and the rate of decline is accelerating.

Markets  ·  30 May 2013
PayPal

eBay CEO weighs PayPal bitcoin option

eBay CEO John Donohoe says the company's PayPal division is weighing the possibility of accepting bitcoin payments.

Business  ·  1 May 2013
PayPal

PayPal ‘thinking about’ accepting bitcoins

The president of PayPal says he’s intrigued by bitcoin and is thinking about adding the digital currency as a funding instrument for the popular online payments processor. “I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at it (bitcoin), and it’s truly fascinating the way the currency has been designed … ,” David Marcus said in […]

Business  ·  25 April 2013