PayPal announces dollar-backed stablecoin on Ethereum

Yashu Gola
By Yashu Gola 1 Min Read
Bangkok, Thailand November 2 2020 The PayPal logo on smart phone and bitcoins for business content.
PayPal announces dollar-backed stablecoin on Ethereum
Bangkok, Thailand November 2 2020 The PayPal logo on smart phone and bitcoins for business content.

YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Payment giant PayPal will launch a US-dollar-denominated stablecoin called PayPal USD (PYUSD) on the Ethereum blockchain, according to its press release published Aug 7.

The company has picked Paxos Trust Co. as the issuer of its stablecoin, noting that the dollar deposits, short-term Treasury bills, and cash equivalents will back the token’s supply. PYUSD will gradually become available to PayPal’s US-based customers.

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Interestingly, the US regulators recently stopped Paxos from issuing BUSD, a Binance-branded stablecoin, on accusations that it is a security. Moreover, the House Financial Service Committee recently failed to legalize a bill wanting to track fiat-tracking digital assets.

This article will be updated with the latest information.

Yashu Gola

Yashu Gola is a Mumbai-based finance journalist. He is profoundly active in the bitcoin space since 2014 – and has contributed to several cryptocurrency media outlets, including CoinChapter, NewsBTC, FxDailyReport, Bitcoinist, and CCN. Academically, Yashu holds a bachelor's in information technology, with majors in data structures and C++ programming language. He has also won the 'Atulya Award' for his efforts towards raising $100,000 for an India-based farming project.

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