Bitcoin climbs as PayPal launches ‘Checkout with Crypto’

Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
+3.34%
rose on the news PayPal Holdings
PYPL,
-2.22%
is launching Checkout with Crypto, a new feature which allow users with cryptocurrency holdings to pay for goods and services. Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
+3.34%
rose over 3%, and the other currencies PayPal is allowing — Litecoin
LTCUSD,
+2.71%,
Ethereum
ETHUSD,
+2.07%
and Bitcoin Cash
BCHUSD,
+3.30%
— also rose.