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Coin Desk 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 Coin Desk [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 21, 2023 at 3:29 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2023

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PayPal's Stablecoin Debut Shows This Technology 'Has Value Outside of Crypto': Former CFTC Chair Massad

Pay Pal 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 Pay Pal’s Venmo app Timothy Massad former CFTC chairman Pay Pal advisor and current director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 9, 2023 at 3:03 p.m. UTC

Aug 9, 2023

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PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets

From Consensus 2023, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal's SVP and General Manager, discusses the platform's new functionality on Venmo. The feature, slated for May, will give users the ability buy and send crypto to other wallet users via the Venmo app.

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 28, 2023 at 9:43 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2023

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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.

By Helene Braun

Apr 28, 2023 at 4:13 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2023

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Paul Krugman Is Having a Bitcoin Moment

Venmo blacklisted the die-hard crypto skeptic. Maybe now he’ll see the light.

By David Z. Morris

Mar 8, 2023 at 5:04 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Coinbase

Users of Coinbase, PayPal, FTX.US and More Will Be Able to File Crypto Taxes for Free Through TaxBit Network

The network will let all customers of participant businesses access free tax filing tools.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jan 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 11, 2022

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Venmo, PayPal, Cash App Must Report Payments of $600 or More to the IRS

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Venmo, PayPal, Cash App Must Report Payments of $600 or More to the IRS

New year, new tax requirements. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is cracking down on payments received through third-party apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App to ensure those using these networks are paying their fair share of taxes. These platforms, coincidentally, also allow crypto purchases.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jan 4, 2022 at 7:39 p.m. UTC

Jan 4, 2022

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Venmo Credit Card Holders Can Now Trade Cash Back for Crypto

Customers can choose between bitcoin, ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Aug 10, 2021 at 3:37 p.m. UTC

Aug 10, 2021

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Venmo Removes Its Public Feed for Privacy, Safety Remains a Concern

PayPal’s popular payment app Venmo will no longer feature a public, global feed of users’ transactions as part of a move to offer users better privacy controls. This comes on the heels of Joe Biden’s secret Venmo account leaking. “The Hash” panel discusses the importance of privacy as a fundamental part of crypto usage.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jul 22, 2021 at 7:43 p.m. UTC

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PayPal Exec: Third-Party Wallet Transfers Coming to PayPal, Venmo Soon

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PayPal Exec: Third-Party Wallet Transfers Coming to PayPal, Venmo Soon

Speaking at Consensus 2021, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal’s VP & GM of Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies, confirmed that the global payments giant will soon let users withdraw cryptocurrency to third-party wallets.

By CoinDesk Staff

May 26, 2021 at 7:07 p.m. UTC

May 26, 2021

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