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Paypal Jumps Into Bitcoin With Both Feet

Posted by timothy on from the in-for-penny dept.

retroworks (652802) writes The BBC, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes and several other business sites are buzzing with Paypal's incorporation of Bitcoin transactions. According to Wired, Paypal will be "the best thing ever to happen to Bitcoin." Paypal-owned Braintree not only brings 150 million active users in close contact with Bitcoin, it signals "mainstreaming" similar to cell phone app banking, perceived as experimental just a few years ago.

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  1. Re:IS *NOT* ANONYMOUS by bobbied · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My mod points! Where did they go!

    Mod this post up.

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