{"id":10985,"date":"2025-09-17T12:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/paypal-expands-p2p-payments-to-include-crypto-transfers-in-u-s\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:37:12","slug":"paypal-expands-p2p-payments-to-include-crypto-transfers-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/paypal-expands-p2p-payments-to-include-crypto-transfers-in-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"PayPal expands P2P payments to include crypto transfers in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">PayPal is expanding its peer-to-peer payment system to allow U.S. users to send and receive cryptocurrencies directly within the PayPal app.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_e08d186d6f8d1744fc7b24174de28d8f\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The P2P crypto feature initially supports BTC, ETH, and PYUSD, allowing seamless transfers across PayPal accounts, Venmo, and other compatible wallets.<\/li>\n<li>The P2P crypto feature builds on PayPal\u2019s July 2025 \u201cPay with Crypto\u201d launch, which enabled merchants to accept over 100 cryptocurrencies with instant conversion and lower fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>PayPal has announced that it will soon allow U.S. users to send and receive crypto directly through its peer-to-peer payment system within the app. The new functionality will support Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and PayPal\u2019s own stablecoin, PYUSD, enabling digital asset transfers between PayPal accounts, Venmo, and other compatible wallets.<\/p>\n<p>In tandem with the P2P crypto rollout, PayPal is introducing \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.paypal-corp.com\/2025-09-15-PayPal-Ushers-in-a-New-Era-of-Peer-to-Peer-Payments,-Reimagining-How-Money-Moves-to-Anyone,-Anywhere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PayPal Links<\/a>,\u201d a feature that allows users to generate personalized links for sending or requesting funds via text, chat, or email. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PayPal doubles down on P2P as Q2 payment volume climbs<\/h2>\n<p>The P2P crypto rollout is part of PayPal\u2019s broader \u201cPayPal World\u201d initiative, which seeks to connect major digital wallets and payment networks globally. With P2P transactions fueling strong momentum\u2014consumer payment volume increased <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/s205.q4cdn.com\/875401827\/files\/doc_financials\/2025\/q2\/PYPL-2Q-25-Earnings-Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">10% YoY in Q2<\/a>\u2014PayPal is using its expanded crypto offerings to further accelerate growth. <\/p>\n<p>This move builds on PayPal\u2019s previous crypto initiatives, most notably the July launch of the \u201cPay with Crypto\u201d feature for merchants. That platform enabled U.S. businesses to accept payments in over 100 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, and PYUSD, with near-instant conversion into stablecoins and lower transaction fees.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PayPal is expanding its peer-to-peer payment system to allow U.S. users to send and receive cryptocurrencies directly within the PayPal app. Summary The P2P crypto feature initially supports BTC, ETH,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10987,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10985\/revisions\/10987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}