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Uber CEO Says Company to Consider Crypto for Rides, Not Its Balance Sheet
The rideshare company will look into cryptocurrencies including bitcoin as a potential form of payment.
By Danny Nelson
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:10 p.m. Published Feb 11, 2021, 2:06 p.m.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on CNBC Thursday the rideshare giant will consider accepting cryptocurrencies including bitcoin as a form of payment.
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- Khosrowshahi said the company will look into such options if it can identify a benefit or a need to do it.
- He shot down any notion of Uber buying bitcoin for its corporate balance sheet, however. "We are going to keep our cash safe," Khosrowshahi said.
- Uber has been a member of the libra (now diem) stablecoin association since October 2019.
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