Bitcoin Retests 2020 High Following PayPal News, Will BTC Roar Higher?
Rumors broke earlier this year that PayPal would be changing its tune on cryptocurrencies and would soon be supporting Bitcoin and other assets. Today, however, Reuters reports that PayPal revealed it would indeed be offering cryptocurrency payments across the 26 million merchants on its network starting in early 2021. Bitcoin Price Tries Again For $12,400, […]
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Bitcoin has continued to soar higher after our last market update. The cryptocurrency recently traded as high as $16,770, a new year-to-date high and a new multi-year high. Many analysts saw this latest leg higher as notable as BTC moved above $16,600, the level at which John McAfee famously tweeted the following statement: “Bitcoin now […]
Bitcoin has surged over the past few days amid strong fundamental events. The cryptocurrency currently trades for $12,800, just shy of a new year-to-date high. The coin is up over 8% in the past 24 hours alone, outperforming most altcoins and digital assets. The latest leg higher in the price of Bitcoin seems to be related to news that PayPal is embracing crypto. PayPal, a global payments company, just revealed it is adding cryptocurrency buying […]
Payment processing giant Paypal announced on Thursday that “all eligible Paypal account holders in the U.S. can now buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly with Paypal.” The news follows the company’s announcement to support crypto assets at the end of October. Paypal’s New Relationship With Crypto Assets On October 21, 2020, the payment firm Paypal announced that it would soon support bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH), and litecoin (LTC). The company said the Paypal customers would be able to buy, sell, and hold the virtual assets. On November....
News breaking today that payments giant PayPal would be supporting cryptocurrencies sent the price of Bitcoin rocketing over $1,000 in a single day. But it was another asset that soared to a new all-time high on the news. Here’s how PayPal’s stock shares also benefitted from supporting the emerging asset class. Bitcoin Blasts Over $1,000 […]
Mainstream investors apparently liked the company's turn towards crypto. PayPal (PYPL) reached $215.87 on Oct. 21, a few dollars past its previous all-time high of $212.38, set on Sept. 2, 2020, according to data from TradingView.This price action came shortly after the payments company announced that it would soon be including crypto assets on its platform. PayPal plans to integrate Bitcoin (BTC), Etheruem (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) offerings into their network in 2021.Opening the trading day at $206.20, PayPal quickly rose past its all-time high, but just barely —....