Paxful

Regulations

Self-Hosted Bitcoin Wallets Become Front Line in Fight Over Crypto Regulations

Ian AllisonDec 18, 2020

The steady creep of know-your-customer (KYC) requirements over firms that touch digital assets is now at the foot of self-hosted wallets.

Kenya

Kenyans Can Now Buy and Sell Crypto Through Paxful’s P2P Marketplace

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 10, 2020

Paxful has partnered with Kenya-based remittance network BitLipa to allow users to buy and sell bitcoin and the tether stablecoin.

Colombia

‘No Middle Ground’: Inside Colombia’s Race to Become A Major Regional Crypto Market

Sandali HandagamaJan 13, 2021

In 2020, Colombia saw a major boost in crypto use, both as a store of wealth and as a means of transaction.

Paxful

Paxful to Roll Out Crypto Debit Card for US Customers

Sebastian SinclairNov 2, 2020

The peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace is launching a Visa card, starting in the U.S. market.

Stablecoins

Paxful, Turkey-Based BiLira, Cointral to Expand Crypto Offerings in Eastern Europe

Jaspreet KalraOct 12, 2020

Paxful said the partnerships will allow users to trade bitcoin and tether using a lira-backed stablecoin.

Paxful

Venezuela

Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own ‘Risk Tolerance,’ Exits Venezuela’s P2P Bitcoin Market

Danny Nelson

The exit deprives Venezuela's crypto scene of its second-largest P2P exchange.

Africa

Where FATF Crypto Compliance Gets Interesting: Africa

Ian Allison

Crypto businesses seeing strong growth across the 54-country continent are working hard to meet the FATF's anti-money laundering standards.

Peer-to-Peer

Paxful Chips Away at LocalBitcoins’ Russian P2P Market Dominance

Danny Nelson

Paxful’s year-old foray into Russian crypto markets is paying off for the peer-to-peer exchange.

Africa

Charlie Shrem TLDL: Ray Youssef and Crypto’s Role in Africa

Charlie Shrem

Ray Youssef joins Charlie Shrem to discuss Paxful's mission in Africa, the liberating power of crypto and the unfairness of the African franc.

Exchanges

OKEx Taps Paxful to Provide New Fiat-to-Crypto On-Ramps

Jaspreet Kalra

OKEx is partnering with Paxful, adding more than 160 fiat currency onramps to its crypto exchange business.

Lebanon

How Bitcoin Fits Into Lebanon’s Banking Crisis

Nathan DiCamilloLeigh Cuen

Lebanon's crisis has been raging for years, but the devaluation of the Lebanese pound and a global downturn has made stable financial services even more urgent.

Gold

Peer-to-Peer Crypto Exchange Paxful Now Lets You Trade Bitcoin for Gold

Danny Nelson

Paxful's users can now directly trade bitcoin for gold through a new service offered by the peer-to-peer exchange.