US Treasury taps Venmo as Bitcoin bill stalls
The US Treasury has enabled PayPal and Venmo payments for voluntary public debt contributions via its Pay.gov platform as efforts to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve remain stalled in Congress.

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The US Treasury has enabled PayPal and Venmo payments for voluntary public debt contributions via its Pay.gov platform as efforts to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve remain stalled in Congress.
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