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An online e-wallet used for transferring funds from banks.  Once funds are in Paxum they can be transferred to and from som Bitcoin exchanges.
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An online e-wallet used for transferring funds from banks.  Once funds are in Paxum they can be transferred between individuals.  For a period of time, Paxum was useful for transferring funds to and from some Bitcoin exchanges directly however Paxum discontinued this in February, 2012.
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Paxum users can have accounts in one or more of the following currencies:
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* U.S. Dollar (USD)
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* Euro (EUR)
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* Canadian Dollar (CAD)
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==History==
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Paxum added EUR and CAD accounts on July 15, 2011<ref>[http://paxum.blogspot.com/2011/07/paxum-adds-euro-canadian-currency.html Paxum Adds EURO & Canadian Currency Accounts]</ref>.
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On February 12, 2012 Paxum made an official announcement that due to pressure from its banking partners that it was no longer able to service Bitcoin exchanges<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/paxuminc/status/168736406880002048 Paxum Inc can no longer accept any accounts related to Bitcoin]</ref>, <ref>[http://themonetaryfuture.blogspot.com/2012/02/paxum-exits-from-bitcoin-business.html Paxum Exits From Bitcoin Business]</ref>.
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==See Also==
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* [[Buying bitcoins]]
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* [[Selling bitcoins]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Latest revision as of 01:01, 14 February 2012

An online e-wallet used for transferring funds from banks. Once funds are in Paxum they can be transferred between individuals. For a period of time, Paxum was useful for transferring funds to and from some Bitcoin exchanges directly however Paxum discontinued this in February, 2012.

Paxum users can have accounts in one or more of the following currencies:

  • U.S. Dollar (USD)
  • Euro (EUR)
  • Canadian Dollar (CAD)

History

Paxum added EUR and CAD accounts on July 15, 2011[1].

On February 12, 2012 Paxum made an official announcement that due to pressure from its banking partners that it was no longer able to service Bitcoin exchanges[2], [3].

See Also

External Links

References