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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.
  
 
Paxum users can have accounts in one or more of the following currencies:
 
Paxum users can have accounts in one or more of the following currencies:
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==History==
 
==History==
  
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[[MtGox]] first supported Paxum as a method for funding accounts on December 7, 2010<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2052.20 Re: add/withdraw mtgox with paxum]</ref>.
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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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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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[[TradeHill]] started support for Paxum as a method for adding funds and withdrawing on July 28, 2011 for all three currencies that Paxum support<ref>http://tradehillblog.com/2011/07/28/tradehill-is-now-accepting-paxum-transfers TradeHill is Now Accepting Paxum Transfers</ref>.  Mt. Gox announced support for deposits of the newly supported currencies EUR and CAD on July 29, 2011<ref>[https://support.mtgox.com/entries/20317173-paxum-deposits-and-withdrawals-now-available Paxum Deposits And Withdrawals Now Available]</ref>.
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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

  1. ↑ Paxum Adds EURO & Canadian Currency Accounts
  2. ↑ Paxum Inc can no longer accept any accounts related to Bitcoin
  3. ↑ Paxum Exits From Bitcoin Business
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