# Privacy-Focused Proton Launches Self-Custody #Bitcoin Wallet
“People who understand Proton's history will remember a traumatic event in the summer of 2014 when PayPal blocked us,” Yen told Decrypt. “That was a sort of a near-death experience.” He said the block led to the decision to accept Bitcoin donations after being “unbanked” by PayPal.
https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1237701722?-31421:27391
https://decrypt.co/241465/proton-wallet-launch-bitcoin-andy-yen
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