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Does PayPal buy bitcoin?

When you’re using PayPal to purchase Bitcoin, we’d say that you don’t technically own it. You’ve instead entered into an agreement with PayPal buying Bitcoin and holding crypto on your behalf. The platform lets you hold, buy or sell cryptocurrencies and take profits or losses on price swings.

What cryptocurrencies does PayPal support?

What Cryptocurrencies does PayPal support? Customers in the U.S. (except Hawaii) can buy, sell, hold, and pay at checkout with 4 different Cryptocurrencies on PayPal: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash.

What is PayPal and how does it work?

The platform lets you hold, buy or sell cryptocurrencies and take profits or losses on price swings. But you won’t be able to send actual Bitcoins to other accounts or users (not even other PayPal accounts) or move them out of your PayPal digital wallet.

Can I use Bitcoin to pay for goods and services?

While you can’t use Bitcoin to pay for goods and services directly, you can instantly exchange your cryptocurrency for USD in your PayPal balance to do so. Let’s say you wanted to buy a portable speaker online for $75. PayPal could give you the USD exchange rate for your cryptocurrency to pay if you chose.

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