Skrill enters the cryptocurrency sector

Skrill enters the cryptocurrency sector. An interesting novelty for one of the most popular and used electronic wallets in the world.

Skrill, one of the best known operators in the mobile payments sector, has decided to add some options buying and selling cryptocurrencies among its main features. As a result, its short-term e-money portfolio will also allow fiat-to-crypto trading, as a result of a strategy that aims to meet the growing needs of customers.

Skrill and cryptocurrencies

In particular, according to the new analyzes, Skrill would have decided to add purchase and sale options for cryptocurrencies within its platform, for users in 30 different countries. For now, the service plans to support Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) ed Ethereum (ETH), but it is not excluded that other digital currencies may be added in the near future.

Skrill Cryptocurrency Service

Technically, everything will happen with the launch of Skrill Cryptocurrency Service, which will rely on an exchange not yet revealed. This "unknown" exchange will be the holder of cryptographic technology on behalf of Skrill. Although for the moment the service does not allow the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies, Skrill mentioned the ease of use of the new feature among the main benefits, so much so that in a recent press release it stated that the process is very simple to use. and that only requires access to your usual user account, the choice of the "Exchange" option, and little else. The possibilities to sell, buy or even hold cryptocurrencies are therefore objectives that can be reached just a few clicks away.

Lorenzo Pellegrino, CEO of Neteller and Skrill, has stated in this regard that crypto trading has become very dynamic and engaging, and that for this reason the company's portfolio has chosen to expand its uses.