News of PayPal's coming support for crypto assets has triggered a rally in the markets, with Bitcoin trading above $13,000 for the first time since July.
Bitcoin has rallied above $13,000 for the first time since July, and only the third time since the all-time high bull run of late-2017.
The move follows the long sustained period of five-figure price action, with BTC having spent nearly the entirety of the past 12 weeks trading above $10,000.
The spike was triggered by news that the global payments giant PayPal is launching support for Bitcoin, in addition to Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash.
BTC, ETH, and BCH have all gained between 7% and 8% over the past 24 hours, while LTC is up more than 14%. While Ethereum has rallied alongside Bitcoin, ETH has failed to maintain its strength relative to Bitcoin since rallying into the low-mid $400s amid the decentralized finance boom in August.
"This is definitely a bullish sign for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Crypto is all about trust, and PayPal has a very high level of trust with its users If the UI/UX of the service is done right, we will see millions of new users join each month."
Bitcoin blasts through $13K following PayPal's entrance into crypto
Published on Oct 21, 2020
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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