WhatsApp launches cryptocurrency payments pilot in the US
WhatsApp has launched a new pilot that lets a limited number" of people in the US send and receive money from within a chat using cryptocurrency. The feature is powered by Novi, Meta's digital wallet that launched as a pilot six weeks ago, with payments made using Pax Dollars (USDP), a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar issued by Paxos. The news was announced by Novi's incoming head Stephane Kasriel and WhatsApp's Will Cathcart.
According to Novi's website, sending a payment works much like sending any other attachment in WhatsApp. You access the feature via the paper clip icon on Android or the + icon on iOS, and then select Payment" from the menu that appears. Novi's site notes there are no fees for sending or receiving money, no...