Paypal CEO Says Demand for Cryptocurrencies Is ‘Multiple-Fold’ of Initial Exp...

Paypal CEO Says Demand for Cryptocurrencies Is ‘Multiple-Fold’ of Initial Exp...

The CEO of payments giant Paypal, Dan Schulman, has revealed that the demand for cryptocurrencies has been “multiple-fold” of his company’s initial expectations. Paypal’s Venmo recently began rolling out cryptocurrency features to enable Venmo users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Demand for Cryptocurrencies Exceeds Paypal’s Expectations Paypal CEO Dan Schulman talked about cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin, in an interview with Time Magazine, published Sunday. Paypal is present in more than 200 countries and deals in more than....


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