65% of Traders on Paypal Ready to Use Bitcoin to Pay for Goods and Services: ...

65% of Traders on Paypal Ready to Use Bitcoin to Pay for Goods and Services: ...

At least 65% of people who use the Paypal app to trade bitcoin are prepared to start using the top cryptocurrency to pay for goods and services at the 28 million stores supported by the payments company throughout the world. According to a proprietary survey of 380 Paypal users by Mizuho Securities, 17% of the respondents said they have already traded bitcoin (BTC) via their Paypal accounts since the firm started offering crypto services in October. Of these, the majority are the ones who showed readiness to utilize bitcoin for purchases. The finding is significant to the extent that it....


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