PayPal to Let Users Send Bitcoin Off PayPal

From decrypt.co

PayPal created a stir in the crypto markets last year when it announced its millions of users could buy and sell Bitcoin. The news, along with the company's recent decision to add Bitcoin buying to its Venmo service, has been seen as a major step in crypto going mainstream—but the offerings also drew criticism. Namely, skeptics said this wasn't "real" Bitcoin because PayPal users could only buy or sell it, and not send it to others. Now, PayPal appears set to address the issue. Speaking at Consensus on Wednesday afternoon, PayPal's head of blockchain and crypto, Jose Fernandez da Ponte said the company will be ... (full story)