• Is PayPal buying BitGo
    Bitcoin,  Ethereum,  Litecoin

    Bloomberg: Is PayPal buying crypto custodian BitGo?

    The report cites anonymous sources who say PayPal is in talks to buy crypto firms including the competitor of its announced custodian Paxos

    Citing anonymous sources, the Bloomberg report said that PayPal Holdings is looking to double down on its jump into crypto this week. No other firms were mentioned by name, and the sources made clear BitGo was not a done deal.

  • If a government shutdown looked like this, then a bodega cat may be walking around the Rotunda looking for snacks (via Pixabay).
    Opinion,  United States

    PayPal’s 0% cash advance for furlough workers is honorable, necessary—and bad.

    Is Dan Schulman being held captive by the Coast Guard?

    Elected representatives making six-figure salaries are playing career-chicken with the American worker. That’s wrong to begin with. But the real problem with PayPal’s program is that it’s a salve for government negotiators, not the affected employees.