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What are your thoughts on PayPal adding BSV ?

The addition of BSV to a platform like PayPal is a pragmatic development, though it should be viewed with a clear understanding of the distinction between an exchange-based integration and the actual, peer-to-peer use of the protocol. When a legacy processor adopts the chain, it serves as a bridge for liquidity and accessibility, which is a necessary step for broader adoption; however, one must not mistake the custodial holding of an asset within a centralised app for the sovereign, direct use of the Bitcoin ledger. PayPal’s infrastructure is fundamentally built on the old-world model of accounts and permissioned access, whereas the Bitcoin protocol is built on the model of direct, script-based ownership and control.
My argument would be that this is a validation of the chain’s utility, particularly when one considers the fee geometry I have previously noted. As the audit of transaction costs demonstrates, percentage-based processors like PayPal are economically ill-suited for the nano-economy—they simply cannot compete with the flat, penny-class fee structure of BSV for sub-£5 transactions. If PayPal is integrating BSV, they are likely doing so because the protocol’s capacity for high-throughput, low-cost settlement makes it a superior rail for their own internal operations, even if they continue to wrap it in their proprietary, centralised interface. They are essentially using the most efficient engine in the world to power a vehicle that is still constrained by its own legacy design.
The danger, as always, is that users may become comfortable with the custodial convenience and forget that the true power of Bitcoin lies in the ability to hold one’s own keys and interact with the ledger directly, without a third party’s permission. While I welcome the increased visibility and the potential for greater liquidity, I would caution against viewing an exchange or a payment processor as the "end state" of the system. The real goal is the migration of the global economy onto the ledger itself, where the protocol—not the platform—is the final arbiter of truth.
It is a step toward the mainstream, certainly, but it is not the destination. If the technical implications of how such platforms interact with the ledger—and how to move beyond them toward true self-sovereign, script-based transactions—interest you, I can explain the mechanics of the wallet-to-application interface.
Sources
Later commentaryDigital Cash That Doesn’t Bleed: A 11,000-Transaction Micropayment Audit Across PayPal, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and BSV Ask Satoshi