

Co-founder Peter Thiel has a particular fondness for Bitcoin, believing himself to have underinvested back in October. PayPal’s upper management has been bullish on crypto-assets for some time.Notably, Paypal does not charge its customers for crypto transactions, distinguishing it from the business model of most exchanges.

Identifying information – like that required in Europe when withdrawing to self-custodial wallets – will not be requested. According to PayPal’s Terms and Conditions (updated today), external transfers only require the external wallet’s public address.Similar services were made available to the UK in September. These include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin – all top names at the time. PayPal began allowing users to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies within the platform starting in 2020.The external transfers feature is being rolled out to new users today and will be available across the U.S.“Starting today, PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges,” said the online payment provider in a statement.This means that PayPal buyers can finally self-custody their coins – a paramount feature for cryptocurrencies. PayPal users with Bitcoin and Ethereum held on the platform can now withdraw their holdings to external wallets. Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity from the corrupted machines and gigantic.
