| 词条 | Paxful |
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| name = Paxful Inc | former_name = EasyBitz | logo = | type = Private | industry = Bitcoin marketplace | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | founded = July 2015 | founders = Ray Youssef and Artur Schaback | defunct = | hq_location_city = Tallinn | hq_location_country = Estonia | area_served = Global | key_people = | products = | owner = | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = | website = {{URL|paxful.com}} }}Paxful Inc (formerly known as EasyBitz) is a peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace based in Tallinn, Estonia. Initially handling payment processing for brick-and-mortar merchants, they quickly expanded following a surge in demand following media reports that they would be processing payments for backpage.com, which was seized by the FBI in 2018 for facilitating sex trafficking.[1] The platform now allows traders to transact and communicate with each other through their internal messaging system. It also acts as an online bitcoin wallet, supporting a range of payments methods from gift cards to bank transfers.[2][3][4][5][4] As of 2018, Paxful is the one of the biggest USD peer to peer bitcoin marketplaces by volume, with a revenue of over $20,703,199 as of December 1, 2018.[6][7][8][9][7] HistoryPaxful Inc was co-founded in July 2015 by Ray Youssef and Artur Schaback and System Created by M. Amine Sekkach. First started as a payment processing platform for brick-and-mortar merchants, it was eventually reintroduced on the bitcoin market as Paxful, Inc. In addition to being an easier way for people to buy bitcoin, it emphasized a peer-to-peer working system, which would become the service’s chief focus.[7][10][11][12] In 2015, the platform saw an increase in users after classified advertising website Backpage had their credit card merchant services removed due to allegations of sex trafficking.[13] This led to the site to provide the link to Paxful to their users, which was then known as the “Backpage Effect” by the platform’s co-founders.[14][15][16][17] Shortly after launch, Paxful Inc saw a quick increase in the number of users after an incident at classified advertising website Backpage was hit with sex trafficking allegations. Following the controversy, they were forced to remove all credit card merchant services and instead provided a link to Paxful Inc as an alternative mode of payment, an event which was dubbed “the Backpage Effect.”[18][19] In 2016, Paxful Inc saw more increase in their popularity among users with the launch of the Pay with Paxful feature, which allows users to pay with bitcoins in an instant.[20] Shortly after, the platform's owners were arrested in Miami in a high profile incident where Artur Shaback, head of IT at Paxful, was spotted by local area residents being photographed by Ivan Suhharev, CTO of Paxful, with a mask over his face while holding an automatic rifle on the balcony of a Del Rio Apartment penthouse in Miami.[21][22] As of 2018, Paxful Inc provides more than 300 payment methods for users and has expanded its services worldwide, namely New York, The Philippines, and Hong Kong. One of the most popular payment methods available on the platform is through gift cards, which makes up 64% of the trades conducted on the platform and over $880,000,000 worth of bitcoins being purchased.[23][24][19][18] One of Paxful Inc’s most recent ventures of 2018 is their expansion to Venezuela beginning in October. In an interview with CoinDesk, Ray Youssef has stated that the plans for expansion was to help more mobile phone subscribers of the country gain access to bitcoins. In the same interview, Youssef has also stated in introducing the platform as an application through Android.[23] In early 2018, Paxful Inc was cited in a report by the email defense firm Agari presenting findings on a Nigerian scam group the company has dubbed Scarlet Widow with potentially millions of dollars of stolen gift cards laundered through the Paxful platform [25].[26] References1. ^https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/04/13/backpage-ceo-carl-ferrer-pleads-guilty-in-three-states-agrees-to-testify-against-other-website-officials/ 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=e3ByDwAAQBAJ&pg=PR31&dq=paxful&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibq-3LwePfAhWG2BQKHazlCMQQ6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=paxful&f=false|title=CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING GUIDE: TRADING THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM|first=George|last=Protonotarios|date=30 April 2018|publisher=George M. Protonotarios|via=Google Books}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=BbZdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT40&dq=paxful&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibq-3LwePfAhWG2BQKHazlCMQQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=paxful&f=false|title=The Cryptocurrency Investing Guide: How to Invest and Trade Cryptocurrencies for BIG Profit in 2018|first=Colin|last=Everett|date=17 May 2018|publisher=R&C Publishing via PublishDrive|via=Google Books}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/01/23/this-bitcoin-exchange-wants-to-build-100-schools-in-africa.html|title=This bitcoin exchange wants to build 100 schools in Africa|website=www.cnbc.com}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://news.bitcoin.com/paxful-completes-second-school-in-rwanda-builtwithbitcoin/|title=Paxful Completes Second School in Rwanda #BuiltWithBitcoin|date=4 December 2018|publisher=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://coin.dance/|title=Coin Dance|website=coin.dance}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/philanthropy-aids-rwanda-push-for-more-preschools/4559127.html|title=Philanthropy Aids Rwanda's Push for More Preschools|website=VOA}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/education-centre/review-paxfuls-peer-peer-marketplace/|title=A Review of Paxful's Peer-to-Peer Marketplace - Finance Magnates|date=9 May 2018|website=Finance Magnates - Financial and business news}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/philanthropy-rwanda-education-preschools/|title=These Rwandan Preschools Were Built With Bitcoin|website=Global Citizen}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://cryptodisrupt.com/paxful-and-ray-youssef-the-best-aspects-of-cryptocurrency/|title=Paxful and Ray Youssef - The Best Aspects of Cryptocurrency|first=Daniel|last=O'Keeffe|date=1 October 2018|publisher=}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://news.bitcoin.com/africa-dominates-trade-volume-on-p2p-bitcoin-exchange-paxful/|title=Africa Dominates P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful With $64 Million Trades|date=2 November 2018|publisher=}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://coinotizia.com/paxful-grants-academic-scholarships-to-female-afghan-refugees-builtwithbitcoin/|title=Paxful Grants Academic Scholarships to Female Afghan Refugees #BuiltWithBitcoin|first1=Ayush Saraswat|last1=Founder|first2=Editor-in-Chief of ‘Coinotizia’ Technology|last2=Evangelist|first3=Security|last3=Analyst|first4=Cryptocurrency|last4=Investor|first5=Cyber Security|last5=Expert|first6=P. H. P.|last6=Developer|first7=Part time|last7=hacker|date=14 June 2018|publisher=}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/09/backpage-indictment-unsealed/501214002/|title=93-count indictment on sex trafficking charges revealed against Backpage founders|website=USA TODAY}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://news.bitcoin.com/paxful-co-founders-process-8000-bitcoin-transactions-per-day/|title=Paxful co-founders: We process 8,000 bitcoin transactions per day|date=30 June 2016|publisher=}} 15. ^{{cite web|author=By <%= author %> |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/paxfuls-formerly-homeless-founder-wants-to-give-back-with-bitcoin/ |title=Paxful's Formerly Homeless Founder Wants to Give Back With Bitcoin |publisher=Digital Trends |date=2018-04-24 |accessdate=2019-03-18}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/03/26/paxful-improving-financial-empowerment-bitcoin-underbanked-regions/|title=How Paxful is Improving Financial Empowerment With Bitcoin in Underbanked Regions|first=Joseph|last=Young|date=26 March 2018|publisher=}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/peer-to-peer-bitcoin-marketplace-paxful-completes-second-school-in-rwanda|title=Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful Completes Second School In Rwanda|first=|last=Cointelegraph|date=3 December 2018|website=Cointelegraph}} 18. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://podcast.bitcoin.com/e218-Why-Africa-Needs-Bitcoin-with-Ray-Youssef-of-Paxful|title=Why Africa Needs Bitcoin with Ray Youssef of Paxful – Bitcoin.com|website=podcast.bitcoin.com}} 19. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://bitcoinafrica.io/2018/06/12/paxful-fund-rwanda-water-project-builtwithbitcoin/|title=Paxful’s #BuiltwithBitcoin Initiative to Fund Rwanda Water Project and Afghan Scholarships|first=Rachael|last=Odhiambo|date=12 June 2018|publisher=}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=https://paxful.com/|title=Easy Bitcoin Ecommerce - Paxful|first=Paxful|last=Inc|website=Buy bitcoin instantly - Paxful}} 21. ^https://www.deepdotweb.com/2016/09/28/ceo-cto-popular-bitcoin-exchange-arrested/ 22. ^{{cite web|url=https://paxful.com/blog/clear-good-charges-dismissed-official-miami-statement/|title=All Clear, Charges Dismissed - Official Miami Statement|first=|last=paxful|date=16 February 2017|website=paxful.com|access-date=23 March 2019}} 23. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.coindesk.com/paxful-bitcoin-crypto|title=Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Reveals Plan to Reach Venezuela's Unbanked|first=Leigh|last=Cuen|date=18 July 2018|publisher=}} 24. ^{{cite web|url=https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/paxful-expands-investment-africa-launch-nigerian-blockchain-incubator-hub/|title=Paxful Expands Investment in Africa with Launch of Nigerian Blockchain Incubator Hub|first=Nick|last=Marinoff|website=Bitcoin Magazine}} 25. ^https://www.agari.com/cyber-intelligence-research/whitepapers/scarlet-widow-romance-scams.pdf 26. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/story/email-scammers-gift-cards-nonprofits/|title=Email Scammers Ditch Wire Transfers for iTunes Gift Cards|first=Lily Hay|last=Newman|date=27 February 2019|publisher=|access-date=23 March 2019|via=www.wired.com}} External links
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