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PayPal Brings Crypto Service to UK Customers

Rollout of PayPal's first expansion of its crypto offering outside the U.S. will begin this week.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:43 p.m. Published Aug 22, 2021, 11:01 p.m.
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PayPal is extending its crypto service to the U.K., allowing customers to buy, sell and hold four different cryptocurrencies on its platform.

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  • Users will be able transact in bitcoin, ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash for as little as £1 ($1.40), PayPal said.
  • The rollout is the first expansion of PayPal's crypto offering outside the U.S.
  • The process will begin this week and should be available to all eligible customers within the next few weeks.
  • Customers must have verified their identity in order to be eligible. PayPal business accounts will not be supported.
  • PayPal introduced crypto buying, selling and holding to U.S. customers last October, a move closely followed by bitcoin attaining new highs for 2020 and one of the sparks that ignited the subsequent crypto bull market.
  • The company has not yet allowed users to move crypto holdings off-platform, though this stance may change. Jose Fernandez da Ponte, vice president of blockchain, crypto and digital currencies, said at Consensus 2021 in May that a withdrawal function is in the works.

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