Overview
- The feature is live for U.S. users, confirmed by PayPal’s head of crypto May Zabaneh and a Google spokesperson.
- YouTube uses PayPal’s enterprise payouts, which added PYUSD disbursements in early Q3 before YouTube enabled the choice for creators.
- PayPal says its infrastructure allows creators to choose PYUSD without YouTube handling cryptocurrency directly.
- PYUSD, launched in 2023, is integrated in PayPal’s wallet and Venmo, with a market capitalization near $4 billion according to CoinGecko.
- A Google Cloud executive previously said it received PYUSD from two customers, reflecting broader corporate interest that includes Stripe’s purchase of Bridge.