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PayPal, Venmo to Accept ENS's Human-Readable Blockchain Names
The news could signal a renewed interest from traditional payment platforms in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

How Companies Like PayPal, Jack Dorsey's Block Could Be Impacted by CFPB Plan
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wants to expand its oversight to cover nonbank payment providers and some subsectors of crypto transactions. While the proposal doesn't explicitly name these companies, footnotes reference Venmo (owned by PayPal) and Cash App (owned by Block) as examples of person-to-person payment apps that a majority of Americans have used. CoinDesk managing editor of global policy and regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in.

Mt. Gox Pushes Repayment Deadline; PayPal's Stablecoin Now Available to Venmo Users
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest crypto headlines today, including Mt. Gox pushing back the deadline for its planned repayments by another year. A stablecoin makes its debut on mobile payment service Venmo. And, Grayscale throws its hat in the ring for a new ether futures ETF. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

PayPal's Stablecoin Debut Shows This Technology 'Has Value Outside of Crypto': Former CFTC Chair Massad
PayPal USD (PYUSD), the latest stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, will be an Ethereum-based token offered to the company’s online-payments customers before expanding to PayPal’s Venmo app. Timothy Massad, former CFTC chairman, PayPal advisor, and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the broader implications, noting that PayPal's move shows "this technology could be beneficial in payments more generally."

PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets
Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal's SVP and General Manager, discusses at Consensus 2023 the platform's new functionality on Venmo and why the feature, slated for May, will give users the ability buy and send crypto to other wallet users via the Venmo app.

PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets
The feature will become available in May, PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte said during a panel at Consensus 2023.

Paul Krugman Is Having a Bitcoin Moment
Venmo blacklisted the die-hard crypto skeptic. Maybe now he’ll see the light.

Пола Кругмана переживає Bitcoin момент
Venmo внесла в чорний список затятого Крипто . Може, тепер він побачить світло.

Paul Krugman está tendo um momento Bitcoin
Venmo colocou na lista negra o cético obstinado em Cripto . Talvez agora ele veja a luz.

Paul Krugman vit un moment Bitcoin
Venmo a mis sur liste noire le Crypto sceptique inconditionnel. Peut-être que maintenant il verra la lumière.
