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June 14, 2014, 06:07:47 PM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..

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June 15, 2014, 12:41:57 AM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..

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June 15, 2014, 12:50:56 AM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..
any why do you think so?
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June 15, 2014, 01:07:37 AM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..
Because Bitcoin eliminates the monopoly they have, thus destroying their business model of being price-gouging middlemen.

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June 15, 2014, 01:09:40 AM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..
Because Bitcoin eliminates the monopoly they have, thus destroying their business model of being price-gouging middlemen.

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June 15, 2014, 01:11:49 AM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..
Because Bitcoin eliminates the monopoly they have, thus destroying their business model of being price-gouging middlemen.

Horseshit.

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June 15, 2014, 03:16:12 AM
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http://thecoinfront.com/paypal-is-surveying-its-customers-about-bitcoin/

Dont know how much truth in this news, but if its true then very big news for Bitcoin communities.

I like the idea that Pay Pal wants to get involved, but it will hurt the reputation of what Bitcoin stands for, like with all Pay pal transactions, there are fees on top of fees and fees for the fees they have. everyone has fees, the person sending funds thru paypal gets fees, the person receiving the funds also gets fees. this is completely counterproductive to bitcoin, the ones that know what bitcoin is and how it works would never use pay pal, the ones that are ignorant of bitcoin would make pay pal filthy rich.

The problems Pay Pal faces is its ability to secure transactions, without setting up some kind of escrow, which if set up by paypal would incur yet more fees, there is no way to gurantee a transactions funds for product.

the other problem they face is people like us would not use Pay pal for transactions, we dont need them, Bitcoin itself is a paypal account all by itself, we dont need an online transacting ability to send our coins anywhere, the most they could do to profit from bitcoins is set themselves up to be an escrow company only.

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June 15, 2014, 04:08:49 AM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..
Because Bitcoin eliminates the monopoly they have, thus destroying their business model of being price-gouging middlemen.

Paypal also serves an a central authority, putting you at their mercy when they think you have somehow done wrong.
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June 15, 2014, 04:29:52 PM
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PayPal is a payment processor. Bitcoin is money.

The two go together very well.

PayPal can act as a bank (safekeeping users Bitcoins) and offer the usual consumer protection (Like chaegebacks) to it's customer base. For a fee to be paiyed by the merchant.

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June 15, 2014, 04:36:42 PM
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PayPal is a payment processor. Bitcoin is money.

The two go together very well.

PayPal can act as a bank (safekeeping users Bitcoins) and offer the usual consumer protection (Like chaegebacks) to it's customer base. For a fee to be paiyed by the merchant.
Sorry but bitcoin is money and a payment network, which reduces the need for payment processors.

But I do see your point that Pay Pal can serve a role in making bitcoin more mainstream-friendly
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June 15, 2014, 05:38:18 PM
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If paypal will accept bitcoin as a form of payment, do you really think they'll do it free? Seeing their exorbitant fees around every corner, they'll want a cut of the profit if they integrate crypto currency.

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June 16, 2014, 03:49:17 AM
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PayPal is a payment processor. Bitcoin is money.

The two go together very well.

PayPal can act as a bank (safekeeping users Bitcoins) and offer the usual consumer protection (Like chaegebacks) to it's customer base. For a fee to be paiyed by the merchant.
Sorry but bitcoin is money and a payment network, which reduces the need for payment processors.

But I do see your point that Pay Pal can serve a role in making bitcoin more mainstream-friendly

Paypal is something that takes massive fees in the name of consumer protection.

Palpay is what bitcoin is trying to overcome as it is centralized and carries massive fees.
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June 16, 2014, 10:37:32 AM
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Asking people who don't even know what Bitcoin is how likely they would be to recommend it to a friend?
Is this directed at Bitcoin users somehow?
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June 16, 2014, 02:59:12 PM
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Asking people who don't even know what Bitcoin is how likely they would be to recommend it to a friend?
Is this directed at Bitcoin users somehow?

No. The survey was limited to the registered users of Paypal. Even among them, 10% preferred Bitcoin to Paypal.  Grin That should give enough worries to the Paypal management to think about.
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June 16, 2014, 04:04:32 PM
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paypal is likely to go out of business before they get on the bitcoin bandwagon ..
Because Bitcoin eliminates the monopoly they have, thus destroying their business model of being price-gouging middlemen.

Horseshit.

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