PayPal Stablecoin Now Available on Solana Blockchain

<p><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass"><span class&equals;"xn-location"><strong>SAN JOSE<&sol;strong> <&sol;span><&sol;span>&&num;8212&semi; PayPal Holdings announced that PayPal USD &lpar;PYUSD&rpar; is now available on the <u><a class&equals;"wd&lowbar;external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4177255-1&amp&semi;h&equals;3194370294&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fsolscan&period;io&percnt;2Ftoken&percnt;2F2b1kV6DkPAnxd5ixfnxCpjxmKwqjjaYmCZfHsFu24GXo&amp&semi;a&equals;Solana&plus;blockchain" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener"><span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span> blockchain<&sol;a><&sol;u>&comma; making PayPal&&num;8217&semi;s <span title&equals;"">stablecoin<&sol;span> faster and cheaper to use&period; The availability of PYUSD on <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span> provides users with the choice of multiple blockchains allowing for increased flexibility and control&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wd&lowbar;responsive-img"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsroom&period;paypal-corp&period;com&sol;image&sol;PYUSD&lowbar;Solanav&lowbar;1x1&period;png" alt&equals;"PayPal USD Stablecoin Now Available on Solana Blockchain&comma; Providing Faster&comma; Cheaper Transactions for Consumers" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span> blockchain is known for processing massive amounts of transactions at high speeds with extremely low costs&comma; providing significant benefits for commerce use cases&period; As the most used blockchain for <span title&equals;"">stablecoin<&sol;span> transfers&comma; according to data from blockchain analytics platform <a class&equals;"wd&lowbar;external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4177255-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2892876162&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fapp&period;artemis&period;xyz&percnt;2Fstablecoins&percnt;3FstablecoinBreakdown&percnt;3Dchain&percnt;26granularity&percnt;3Dmonthly&percnt;26chain&percnt;3Dall&amp&semi;a&equals;Artemis" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Artemis<&sol;a>&comma; <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span> has emerged as the leading blockchain to run tokenized transactions and is ideal for PYUSD as it continues to be used for payment use cases&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;For more than 25 years&comma; PayPal has been at the forefront of digital commerce&comma; revolutionizing commerce by providing a trusted experience between consumers and merchants around the world&period; PayPal USD was created with the intent to revolutionize commerce again by providing a fast&comma; easy&comma; and inexpensive payment method for the next evolution of the digital economy&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Jose Fernandez da Ponte<&sol;span>&comma; Senior Vice President of the Blockchain&comma; <span title&equals;"">Cryptocurrency<&sol;span>&comma; and Digital Currency Group&comma; PayPal&period; &&num;8220&semi;Making PYUSD available on the <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span> blockchain furthers our goal of enabling a digital currency with a stable value designed for commerce and payments&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span> network&&num;8217&semi;s speed and scalability make it the ideal blockchain for new payment solutions that are accessible&comma; cost-effective&comma; and instantaneous&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Sheraz Shere<&sol;span>&comma; GM of Payments at the <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span> Foundation&period; &&num;8220&semi;Continued adoption from industry participants like PayPal helps realize the next generation of fintech innovation&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The simplified experience of PayPal and Venmo wallets show PYUSD as a unified balance regardless of the blockchain&period; This allows for increased ease of use and when transferring out to external wallets&comma; users have the choice to send PYUSD on <span title&equals;"">Ethereum<&sol;span> or <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span>&period; In addition to the PayPal and Venmo wallets&comma; <a class&equals;"wd&lowbar;external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4177255-1&amp&semi;h&equals;319551378&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fcrypto&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Crypto&period;com&percnt;2C" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener"><span title&equals;"">Crypto<&sol;span>&period;com&comma;<&sol;a> <a class&equals;"wd&lowbar;external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4177255-1&amp&semi;h&equals;299666146&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fphantom&period;app&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Phantom" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Phantom<&sol;a> and <a class&equals;"wd&lowbar;external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4177255-1&amp&semi;h&equals;4010980203&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fpaxos&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Paxos" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Paxos<&sol;a> are three of the first places to buy PYUSD on <span title&equals;"">Solana<&sol;span>&comma; enabling a seamless fiat-to-<span title&equals;"">crypto<&sol;span> experience for consumers and enterprises&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>PayPal USD is issued by Paxos Trust Company&comma; a fully chartered limited purpose trust company&period; Paxos and its products – including expansion to new blockchains – are subject to regulatory oversight by the New York State Department of Financial Services&period; Reserves for PayPal USD are fully backed by U&period;S&period; dollar deposits&comma; U&period;S&period; Treasuries and similar cash equivalents&comma; and PayPal USD can be bought or sold through PayPal and Venmo at a rate of &dollar;1&period;00 per PayPal USD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Issuance and custody of PayPal USD is performed by Paxos Trust Company&comma; LLC&period; Learn more in <a class&equals;"wd&lowbar;external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4177255-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2659576102&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;paypal&period;com&percnt;2Fus&percnt;2Flegalhub&percnt;2Fcryptocurrencies-tnc&percnt;3Flocale&period;x&percnt;3Den&lowbar;US&amp&semi;a&equals;PayPal&percnt;27s&plus;Cryptocurrency&plus;Terms" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">PayPal&&num;8217&semi;s <span title&equals;"">Cryptocurrency<&sol;span> Terms<&sol;a>&comma; and in the <u><a class&equals;"wd&lowbar;external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4177255-1&amp&semi;h&equals;3623046426&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fpaxos&period;com&percnt;2Fstablecoin-terms-conditions&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Paxos&plus;Terms" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Paxos Terms<&sol;a><&sol;u> that also apply to PYUSD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>PayPal&comma; Inc&period; is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the <span class&equals;"xn-location">New York State<&sol;span> Department of Financial Services&period; Buying&comma; selling&comma; transferring&comma; and holding <span title&equals;"">cryptocurrency<&sol;span> with PayPal is not available in <span class&equals;"xn-location">Hawaii<&sol;span> and where prohibited by law&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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