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Stripe Is Trying to Buy PayPal for $53 Billion — and Crypto Could Win Big
CoinCentral·July 16, 2026·1 min read
Stripe and Advent International offered $53 billion to acquire PayPal at roughly $60.50 per share. PayPal's stock jumped nearly 17% on the news. Polygon Labs says the deal could speed up money moving onto blockchain rails. Both companies have stablecoin operations — Stripe uses USDC, PayPal has PYUSD. Stripe already settles transactions using stablecoins.
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