
{"id":207929,"date":"2026-08-02T23:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=207929"},"modified":"2026-08-02T23:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:49:39","slug":"paypal-betting-big-on-stablecoins-after-disclosing-q2-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=207929","title":{"rendered":"PayPal Betting Big on Stablecoins After Disclosing Q2 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PayPal has reported $486.4 billion in total payment volume for the second quarter on July 28, up 10% year over year. It also confirmed a reorganization that hands crypto its own division inside the company.<\/p>\n<p>The unit, Payment Services &amp; Crypto, sits alongside Checkout Solutions &amp; PayPal and Consumer Financial Services &amp; Venmo. In the same presentation, PayPal listed stablecoins as one of three areas it is expanding into under an \u201cinnovating with discipline\u201d heading, next to agentic commerce and identity and biometrics.<\/p>\n<h2>Crypto Holdings Cost $81 Million<\/h2>\n<p>Further, revenue <a href=\"https:\/\/s205.q4cdn.com\/875401827\/files\/doc_financials\/2026\/q2\/PYPL-2Q-26-Earnings-Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">came<\/a> in at $8.68 billion, up 5%. Non-GAAP earnings were $1.38 per share against analyst estimates near $1.28. Transaction margin dollars rose 1% to $3.9 billion, and adjusted free cash flow reached $1.83 billion.\u00a0PayPal raised full-year transaction margin guidance to about $15.6 billion and lifted the low end of its EPS range to roughly $5.38.<\/p>\n<p>Net losses on strategic investments and crypto assets held for investment came to $81 million in the quarter, added back in the reconciliation to non-GAAP net income.\u00a0The same line ran $74 million in the first quarter. PayPal\u2019s full-year 2025 GAAP earnings carried a positive impact of about $0.14 per share from that portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>PYUSD supply sat near $2.8 billion in mid-July, down from more than $4 billion in March. The token <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/paypals-stablecoin-lands-on-polygon-with-built-in-compliance-and-fiat-access\/\">went live<\/a> natively on Polygon on July 9 through issuer Paxos, and PayPal has said the stablecoin reaches 70 markets.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/youtube-enables-paypal-stablecoin-payments-for-content-creators\/\">began<\/a> paying US-based creators in PYUSD in December. CryptoPotato has also reported on CoinGecko research showing <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/despite-stablecoin-boom-paypals-pyusd-and-socgens-eurcv-struggle-to-gain-traction\/\">PYUSD<\/a> and Societe Generale\u2019s EURCV taking little share while USDT and USDC hold 93.5% of fiat-backed stablecoin supply.<\/p>\n<h2>CEO Restructures After Rejecting Stripe<\/h2>\n<p>CEO Enrique Lores, who took the role on March 1 after Alex Chriss departed, is targeting at least $1.5 billion in gross run-rate savings over the next two to three years, with about $400 million reached by year-end.<\/p>\n<p>The plan runs to 2029 across three drivers: a simplified structure, operational and portfolio optimization, and accelerated AI adoption, which PayPal expects to deliver around 40% of the savings.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/paypal-betting-big-on-stablecoins-after-disclosing-q2-results\/\">PayPal Betting Big on Stablecoins After Disclosing Q2 Results<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PayPal has reported $486.4 billion in total payment volume for the second quarter on July 28, up 10% year over year. It also confirmed a reorganization that hands crypto its own division inside the company. The unit, Payment Services &amp; Crypto, sits alongside Checkout Solutions &amp; PayPal and Consumer Financial Services &amp; Venmo. 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