Nov 12, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.UTC Updated Nov 12, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.UTC PayPal Removes Waitlist for New Crypto Service, Boosts Weekly Purchase Limit to $20K
All eligible PayPal account holders in the U.S.can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency, the company announced Thursday.
The publicly traded payments giant confirmed its crypto plans in a Oct.21 announcement that sent shockwaves across the industry.
During PayPal’s most recent earnings call on Nov.2, CEO Dan Schulman said only 10% of customers in the U.S.had access to the crypto service at the time.
Citing steep demand, the firm upped its weekly crypto purchase limits from $10,000 to $15,000 at the time and said remaining U.S.
customers would get access to crypto in the next two to three weeks.PayPay is clearly acting quickly.
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