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Oct 17, 8:52 pm

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MoonPay Customers Can Use Venmo to Buy Crypto

PayPal has expanded its crypto offerings by allowing U.S. customers to purchase digital coins and tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum through MoonPay using their Venmo accounts. This move is part of PayPal's broader strategy to make cryptocurrency more accessible to the general public.

PayPal has expanded its crypto offerings by allowing U.S. customers to purchase digital coins and tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum through MoonPay using their Venmo accounts. This move is part of PayPal's broader strategy to make cryptocurrency more accessible to the general public.

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