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April 2, 2024 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payments and transfers provider Paxful says they will now support Ethereum in more than 150 different countries. Paxful was founded in 2015 and reports more than12 million users globally. Paxful offers traders access foreign and digital currencies using more than 450 on-ramps. Roshan Dharia, Paxful… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 10:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paxful CEO Ray Youssef has resigned, Tweeting that “the full story shall soon be revealed.” Paxful is a Bitcoin-focused global peer-to-peer platform that aims to change the way money moves, allowing transfers to anyone anywhere.   I resign as @paxful CEO with: ☑️ the wallet… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

This is a bit of a surprise. Paxful, a peer-to-peer platform for crypto, has decided to remove Ethereum, the second most popular crypto in the world, from its platform. In a Tweet, Paxful founder and CEO Ray Youssef said they were choosing integrity over revenue,… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, an established and globally accessible P2P Fintech platform, reveals that it has performed an integration on the Lightning Network. More than 7 million Paxful users will now be able to “leverage the power of the Lightning Network, a system built on top of the… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a globally accessible peer-to-peer marketplace supporting transactions with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT), reveals that its digital commerce solution has been allowing businesses and individuals to seamlessly receive and send payments. Paxful now supports nearly 400 different payment methods on its platform…. Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, announced on Tuesday its platform now has more than $5 billion has been traded to date on its platform and that it now has over six million users. Founded in 2015, Paxful describes itself as a… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent post on Raidforums, a marketplace for purchasing and selling stolen data, has claimed that it has the personal details from millions of users on Paxful, a leading peer to peer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange. However, Paxful‘s management stated that they’re false… Read More

January 25, 2021 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The blockchain and digital assets space is well-positioned for even more growth and adoption in 2021 by mainstream consumers and institutions. The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically accelerated the shift towards all-digital platforms and services because it’s no longer considered safe to visit physical business locations…. Read More

January 1, 2021 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Paxful, a leading peer to peer Bitcoin (BTC) exchange, acknowledges that 2020 was quite rough. They claim that even though it may have been the hardest year of many peoples’ lives, there were still some positive developments. In January 2020, Bitcoin was… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Paxful, a peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, notes that there are times when we just want to sit back and let someone else “do the heavy lifting for us.” The Paxful team aims to make looking for offers a lot easier… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange Paxful has confirmed that ID verification will soon become mandatory for many different countries beginning this month (December 2020). Paxful claims it’s one of the few crypto-asset marketplaces that strictly enforce KYC (Know Your Customer) verification checks and procedures…. Read More

October 13, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ray Youssef, the CEO at Paxful, a leading peer to peer Bitcoin exchange, which reported a 274% increase in new registrations in Turkey, during the past year, on its platform. There was also an average of $65,000+ in monthly trade volume… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paxful, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Transfero Swiss AG, the largest digital asset management firm in Latin America and the owner of Brazilian Digital Token (BRZ), a stablecoin pegged to Brazilian Real. According to Paxful,BRZ’s price… Read More

July 30, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer Bitcoin marketplace, Paxful claims that there’s now a growing interest in the use of P2P Bitcoin (BTC) trading platforms in Russia. According to a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, many Russians have been turning to cash and BTC during these times of… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, says it plans to promote greater financial inclusion across the globe. The P2P exchange confirmed on July 14, 2020 that it has surpassed $4.6 billion in trading volume and processed around 4.5 million digital wallet… Read More

June 28, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading and fast-growing peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace, recently overtook  LocalBitcoins in weekly global BTC trading volume. Paxful users reportedly traded almost $39.8 million worth of Bitcoin (globally) during the week that ended June 6, 2020. Meanwhile, LocalBitcoins reported around $39.5 million… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital assets exchange OKEx announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, Paxful. Through the partnership, the Paxful Kiosk will notably be integrated directly within the OKEx platform to allow new and existing users to benefit from a variety of… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Centralized digital asset exchanges such as CoinDCX and WazirX in India have been aggressively marketing their services to the nation’s residents, after the Supreme Court of India struck down the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) blanket ban on crypto-asset businesses in March 2020. Peer to… Read More

June 4, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Paxful, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, has recently entered India – a country that has recently seen a change in rules that have enabled crypto exchanges to operate thus opening the door to a huge market. Paxful states that an in-house survey about the future potential… Read More

May 6, 2020 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder at Paxful, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Paxful says it’s on a mission to support “social justice through financial freedom worldwide.” The company offers a platform with… Read More