# 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