PayPal Finally Allows Users to Transfer Crypto to External Wallets

Nearly two years after dabbling into the crypto industry, PayPal Holdings has announced that it will now allow users to transfer cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, to external wallets.

Nearly two years after first dabbling in the crypto industry, PayPal Holdings has announced that it will be allowing users to transfer cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, to external wallets.ย 

PayPal Now Supports Crypto Transfers

On Tuesday, June 7th, PayPal, one of the major global payments platforms, announced that it would be supporting native transfer of digital assets between PayPal and external wallets and exchanges.

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According to SVP and General Manager of Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies at PayPal Jose Fernandez da Ponte, “this feature was the most demanded from our users since we began offering the purchase of crypto on our platform.”

As stated in PayPal’s press release, the feature will be made available to select U.S. users starting from Tuesday, and will be rolled out to all eligible U.S. customers “in the coming weeks”.

Through the new PayPal feature, individuals will be able to transfer supported crypto with no fees or network charges.ย 

Users will, however, be subject for fees when sending crypto to external blockchain networks, though they will also have the option to send crypto to anyone on the PayPal platform.

On the Flipside

  • PayPal Holdings Inc. has converted its conditional virtual currency license into a full-fledged “BitLicense”, as issued by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).

Why You Should Care

The integration of crypto into PayPal, one of the world’s biggest payment platforms, is billed to make waves in furthering the adoption of cryptocurrencies.

This article is for information purposes only and should not be considered trading or investment advice. Nothing herein shall be construed as financial, legal, or tax advice. Trading forex, cryptocurrencies, and CFDs pose a considerable risk of loss.

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Milko Trajcevski is a DailyCoin news reporter, mainly focused on Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), and their founders (Vitalik Buterin and Charles Hoskinson). Milko is an avid follower of crypto and blockchain technology and has written thousands of articles on the subjects. He finds joy in transforming complex issues into written content that anyone can understand. Milko has used and analyzed numerous exchanges, such as Coinbase, FTX, and Binance. He also closely follows all of the latest news around the largest decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Location: Skopje, Macedonia

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