#Paypal Holdings Inc., a major American fintech company, recently released Q1 results revealing that its cryptocurrency holdings are almost worth $1 billion.
Paypal posts strong earnings for Q1, exceeding expectations In its Q1 earnings report, the world’s largest online payment company PayPal revealed that it had increased its cryptocurrency holdings to nearly $1 billion.
Paypal posts strong earnings for Q1, exceeding expectations
PayPal claimed a combined total of $943 million in cryptocurrency assets as of March 31, 2023, per first quarter reports submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Surprisingly, PayPal reported that it held about $604 million in cryptocurrencies in the previous quarter, which was a significant increase.
PayPal’s cryptocurrency holdings are made up of $82 million in Bitcoin Cash BCH and Litecoin (up from $63 million), $499 million in Bitcoin (up from $291 million in December), $362 million in Ether (up from $250 million), and more. Additionally, the online platform reported that the total financial liabilities for the quarter were $1.2 billion, with crypto assets accounting for 77.9% of those liabilities, which represents an increase of more than 10% from the Q4 liabilities for 2022 reported by the platform.
Notably, since introducing its #cryptocurrency service in the United States in 2021, the company has been expanding its cryptocurrency offerings. Through their PayPal accounts, users are able to use the service to directly purchase, hold, and sell cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, it appears that the Venmo owner, the payments corporation, outsources the custodial services rather than maintaining the #crypto assets in its own possession.
It’s interesting to note that the business acknowledges that customers may be held responsible if third-party processors are unable to complete transactions. The SEC filing does, however, also note that no such failure has yet taken place.
It’s important to remember that the company ran into a lot of opposition when it tried to rule the cryptocurrency market. For example, Elon Musk had said he was developing a Twitter payment processor that will be better than PayPal.
PayPal Takes a Bold Step with Expanded Crypto Portfolio
PayPal’s increased cryptocurrency holdings are evidence of the firm’s confidence in the potential of virtual money. The action also reflects the growing mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies, which are increasingly being regarded by important financial institutions and corporations as legitimate investment assets.
Additionally, the value of the cryptocurrencies PayPal holds could increase as a result of its expanding holdings. The demand for cryptocurrencies increases as PayPal continues to acquire and hold more of them, potentially pushing up the price of those assets.