Coinbase And PayPal Collaborate: PYUSD Stablecoin Set For Listing
In a groundbreaking move that signals a convergence of traditional finance and the burgeoning crypto economy, Coinbase announced its intention to list PayPal’s stablecoin, PYUSD. This comes on the heels of Kraken’s recent addition of PYUSD trading options, marking a significant stride in the stablecoin’s mainstream adoption. “Coinbase Assets” took to Twitter to confirm the […]
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PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD is now available on nine more blockchains, thanks to integration with LayerZero’s interoperability protocol. PayPal’s Stablecoin Now On Tron, Avalanche, & Seven Other Networks As announced by LayerZero in a blog post, PayPal USD (PYUSD) is getting a major expansion through integration with its Stargate Hydra system, allowing users to move the stablecoin […]
PayPal is launching a permissionless version of its $PYUSD stablecoin across Tron, Avalanche, and seven other blockchains. All will be achieved through Stargate, a bridge service that connects over 80 blockchains. LayerZero, which acquired Stargate last month, used its Hydra model to expand $PYUSD to these nine networks. With crypto adoption accelerating, now signals a […]
Paypal’s Ethereum-based stablecoin PYUSD has failed to capture crypto investors’ interest. According to data from Nansen, 90% of the stablecoin’s total supply still remains with its issuer Paxos’ wallet. Paypal’s PYUSD Adoption Setback The payment giant Paypal’s recently launched stablecoin PYUSD continues to struggle with adoption and has failed to gain traction since its official launch on August 7, 2023. Despite PayPal having over 350 million users worldwide, on-chain data from Nansen has shown that only a small percentage of its user base is....
Two ex-senior executives from Coinbase, Vishal Gupta and Patrick McCreary, have announced the launch of TrueX. This new crypto exchange will focus on stablecoins, using PayPal Holdings Inc.’s PYUSD as its “preferred token for transactions.” According to a Bloomberg report, TrueX aims to cater primarily to institutional investors in the US and select international markets. This […]
In an unexpected and almost surreal incident, Paxos, the issuer behind PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, mistakenly minted 300 trillion PYUSD — yes, with a “T” — earlier today after adding six extra zeros to the intended transaction. The blunder was swiftly corrected as Paxos burned the excess tokens and reissued the correct amount of 300 million PYUSD, but not before the crypto community noticed the jaw-dropping figure. Related Reading: Bitcoin Whale Closes $197M Short, But The Game Might Not Be Over To put the scale of the mistake into perspective, 300 trillion PYUSD would have exceeded the....