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Paxful

Nairobi, Kenya
Markets
Kenya
Kenyans Can Now Buy and Sell Crypto Through Paxful's P2P Marketplace
Paxful has partnered with Kenya-based remittance network BitLipa to allow users to buy and sell bitcoin and the tether stablecoin.
Nairobi, Kenya
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Dec 10, 2020 at 1:47 p.m. UTC
Dec 10, 2020
KenyaP2PPaxful
Visa card
Finance
Payments
Paxful to Roll Out Crypto Debit Card for US Customers
The peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace is launching a Visa card, starting in the U.S. market.
Visa card
By Sebastian Sinclair
Nov 2, 2020 at 2:18 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2020
paymentsDebit CardsPaxful
turkey
Markets
Turkey
Paxful, Turkey-Based BiLira, Cointral to Expand Crypto Offerings in Eastern Europe
Paxful said the partnerships will allow users to trade bitcoin and tether using a lira-backed stablecoin.
turkey
By Jaspreet Kalra
Oct 12, 2020 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
TurkeyStablecoinsPaxful
(CoinDesk archives)
Markets
Venezuela
Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own 'Risk Tolerance,' Exits Venezuela's P2P Bitcoin Market
The exit deprives Venezuela's crypto scene of its second-largest P2P exchange.
(CoinDesk archives)
By Danny Nelson
Sep 14, 2020 at 9:42 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
Venezuelapeer-to-peerPaxfulCoinFlash
Tanzania (Hu Chen/Unsplash)
Policy
Africa
Where FATF Crypto Compliance Gets Interesting: Africa
Crypto businesses seeing strong growth across the 54-country continent are working hard to meet the FATF's anti-money laundering standards.
Tanzania (Hu Chen/Unsplash)
By Ian Allison
Aug 3, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2020
AfricaFATFAnti-Money LaunderingPaxfulTravel RuleNotabene
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Markets
Russia
Paxful Chips Away at LocalBitcoins' Russian P2P Market Dominance
Paxful’s year-old foray into Russian crypto markets is paying off for the peer-to-peer exchange.
(Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Jul 30, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 30, 2020
RussiaLocalBitcoinspeer-to-peerPaxfulCoinFlash
Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful
Markets
Charlie shrem
Charlie Shrem TLDL: Ray Youssef and Crypto’s Role in Africa
Ray Youssef joins Charlie Shrem to discuss Paxful's mission in Africa, the liberating power of crypto and the unfairness of the African franc.
Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful
By Charlie Shrem
Jul 14, 2020 at 6:02 p.m. UTC
Jul 14, 2020
Charlie ShremAfricaPaxful
Markets
Exchanges
OKEx Taps Paxful to Provide New Fiat-to-Crypto On-Ramps
OKEx is partnering with Paxful, adding more than 160 fiat currency onramps to its crypto exchange business.
By Jaspreet Kalra
Jun 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2020
ExchangesMarketsOKExPaxful
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Finance
Remittances
How Bitcoin Fits Into Lebanon’s Banking Crisis
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.
Credit: Shutterstock
By Nate DiCamilloLeigh Cuen
Jun 5, 2020 at 4:50 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2020
RemittancesLebanonMiddle EastLocalBitcoinsPaxful
Crypto Across Emerging Markets with Leigh Cuen: Ray Youssef, Paxful
Video
Cd2020
Crypto Across Emerging Markets With Leigh Cuen: Ray Youssef, Paxful
It’s been said that the killer use-case for crypto is in emerging markets. We bring experts from around the world in to talk about crypto adoption in their local economies. In...
Crypto Across Emerging Markets with Leigh Cuen: Ray Youssef, Paxful
By CoinDesk Staff
May 29, 2020 at 5:26 p.m. UTC
May 29, 2020
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