Neteller Adds Bitcoin Deposit Option in Surprise Policy Reversal

Neteller Adds Bitcoin Deposit Option in Surprise Policy Reversal

This piece has been updated with additional information and comment from Optimal Payments, the parent company of Neteller. Payments processor and prepaid card provider Neteller has added a bitcoin deposit feature. A representative for Neteller confirmed the deposit feature when contacted for comment, telling CoinDesk it may be officially launched as early as tomorrow. The move is an apparent reversal of policy for Neteller, which previously revised its terms of use policy to explicitly prohibit the "trade, exchange, purchase or sale of bitcoins, or any other virtual currency". Users of the....


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