eBay CEO John Donahoe: PayPal Will Have to Integrate Digital Currencies
eBay CEO John Donahoe by now isn't a stranger to making comments about digital currencies. He's gone on the record before to speak about the possibilities of digital currency integration into PayPal, and he's done so yet again. PayPal, of course, is a subsidiary of eBay, and remains a top payment network on the internet. Appearing in a CNBC interview, Donahoe said: "I think there's no doubt digital currency is going to play an important role going forward, and at PayPal, we're going to have to integrate digital currencies into our wallet." Interesting remarks indeed, and the community....
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