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PayPal Finally Enables Cryptocurrency Payments and Shopping
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PayPal Finally Enables Cryptocurrency Payments and Shopping

PayPal's customers will finally be able to make payments and shop using digital currencies such as BTC, ETH through PayPal’s online wallets.

Public Companies Now Hold Almost $7 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin
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Public Companies Now Hold Almost $7 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin

At the time of writing, there is almost $7 billion of Bitcoin currently held by 13 publicly listed companies, notably MicroStrategy, Square, Galaxy Digital and Grayscale.

Square Stocks Soar After Bitcoin Purchase, Market Bulls Convinced PayPal Will Make a BTC Move of Its Own
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Square Stocks Soar After Bitcoin Purchase, Market Bulls Convinced PayPal Will Make a BTC Move of Its Own

Square’s $50 million-dollar move on Bitcoin has pushed the fintech payment company’s stocks higher, enabling it to outperform PayPal shares.

Square's $50 Million in Bitcoin is Better for Crypto than MicroStrategy's $425 Million BTC Investment
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Square's $50 Million in Bitcoin is Better for Crypto than MicroStrategy's $425 Million BTC Investment

While Square’s investment is significantly smaller than MicroStrategy’s, the effects could be significantly greater for Bitcoin’s visibility and maturity in the mainstream markets.

Square Announces Its Purchase of 4,709 Bitcoins for $50 Million
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Square Announces Its Purchase of 4,709 Bitcoins for $50 Million

Square, with Jack Dorsey as the CEO, announces it has purchased 4,709 bitcoins for $50 million.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Explains Why Bitcoin is "The Best Internet Currency"
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Explains Why Bitcoin is "The Best Internet Currency"

Bitcoin (BTC) and DeFi tokens have been all the rage lately, with crypto investors anticipating BTC’s next bull run and the DeFi industry booming in growth.

Square Inc. Launches Alliance for Crypto and Blockchain Companies to Fight Patent Trolls
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Square Inc. Launches Alliance for Crypto and Blockchain Companies to Fight Patent Trolls

Square has announced that it has successfully launched COPA to empower blockchain and crypto companies and to protect them from patent hoarding trolls.

PayPal Will Give Jack Dorsey’s Square a Run for its Cryptocurrency
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PayPal Will Give Jack Dorsey’s Square a Run for its Cryptocurrency

Payments giant PayPal looks set to roll out cryptocurrency sales services for its 305 million users.

Fintech not Big Tech: Square is a Greater Threat to Banks than Google and Amazon
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Fintech not Big Tech: Square is a Greater Threat to Banks than Google and Amazon

A recent survey of 300 senior executives at US-based mid-sized financial institutions found that more than half of bank and credit union executives view Big Tech companies like Amazon and Google as significant threats to the banking industry. Meanwhile only a third believe financial technology (fintech) firms will be a threat in the future, but are they sleeping on Square, Jack Dorsey’s financial technology venture whose stock price recently recorded a 20 month high.

FinTech Giants PayPal, Intuit and Square Capital Approved to Digitally Distribute US Govt COVID-19 Small Business Stimulus
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FinTech Giants PayPal, Intuit and Square Capital Approved to Digitally Distribute US Govt COVID-19 Small Business Stimulus

PayPal, Square and Intuit have received the government’s approval to take part in the US Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic triggered global financial crisis.