Bitcoin Isn't The Only Cryptocurrency Getting Love From PayPal

Bitcoin Isn't The Only Cryptocurrency Getting Love From PayPal

The big news Tuesday was that PayPal would allow North American (for now) merchants to sell their digital goods for bitcoin through the PayPal Payments Hub, but there seems to be a little bit more to the news. Something that's sure to make altcoin lovers excited. Before I get to that, I should mention that PayPal is working with the three major bitcoin payment processors out there: BitPay, Coinbase, and GoCoin. While BitPay and Coinbase operate strictly with bitcoin only, GoCoin offers support for litecoin and dogecoin in addition to bitcoin. What that means, according to GoCoin CEO Steve....


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