WeWork to accept payment in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD Coin
13:32, 20 April 2021
Shared office player WeWork says it will take cryptocurrency payment and hold cryptocurrencies on its balance sheet. WeWork will accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD Coin, Paxos and several other cryptos via payment pioneer BitPay.
WeWork said it can also pay landlords and third party partners in cryptocurrencies “where applicable through Coinbase, a WeWork member and the largest U.S. cryptocurrency trading platform”.
Coinbase is WeWork’s first member to use cryptocurrency to pay for WeWork membership, the company said in a statement released this morning.
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WeWork chairman Marcelo Claure said cryptocurrencies are central to the future of business. “Cryptocurrency helps build a stronger global economy and WeWork’s announcement demonstrates the company’s commitment not only to innovation, but also to being a globally-focused business.”
WeWork is backed bySoftBank – Bolivian-American tech entrepreneur Marcelo Claure is also SoftBank's chief executive officer – which attracted huge attention in 2019 with a disastrous IPO.
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