The company explored investing in bitcoin, but abandoned the idea, says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber will consider accepting payments in cryptocurrency, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told CNBC. According to him, the company had already discussed the idea of buying bitcoin, but abandoned it.
“We are going to keep our money safe. We do not engage in speculation,” Khosrowshahi said.
The company will explore the possibility of accepting payments in cryptocurrencies and implement this opportunity if it will be useful. According to Khosrowshahi, Uber will not accept cryptocurrency “for no reason” or for its own advertising.
At the end of 2021, the Mastercard payment network announced the integration of cryptocurrency payments . To do this, the company entered into a partnership with the Bakkt cryptocurrency platform.
