PayPal USD: PayPal launches US Dollar Stablecoin
- 07-Aug-2023
Digital payments firm PayPal on Monday announced the launch of a US dollar-denominated stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD). PayPal USD is designed to contribute to the opportunity stablecoins offer for payments and is 100% backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S Treasuries and similar cash equivalents. PayPal USD is redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars and is […]
Cryptoverse: 10 billion reasons bitcoin could become a reserve currency
- 12-Apr-2022
A crypto platform’s pledge to amass $10 billion worth of bitcoin to back its own “stablecoin” is firing up the market. It’s part of a wider movement to crown bitcoin as the reserve currency of a new age. Seoul-based Terraform Labs has so far built up nearly 40,000 bitcoin worth $1.7 billion in a series […]