PayPal stablecoin PYUSD launches on Solana
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PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now live on the Solana blockchain. Users can buy PYUSD via PayPal, Venmo, Crypto.com, Phantom and Paxos. PayPal USD (PYUSD), the stablecoin that payments giant PayPal launched in August 2023, is now live on Solana. Users on Solana can buy PYUSD via PayPal and Venmo wallets. Also announced as the first providers to allow fiat-to-crypto purchases for the stablecoin are Crypto.com, Phantom and Paxos. PayPal brings PYUSD to Solana PayPal announced the availability of PYUSD on Solana at Consensus 2024 kicked off on May 29 in Austin, Texas, with the stablecoin’s launch on the blockchain coming several months after the initial rollout on the Ethereum mainnet. According to a press release, the Paxos-issued stablecoin will leverage Solana to drive further adoption across commerce and payments. Features that the PayPal USD team looked at in their decision to integrate Solana include cost-effectiveness, high transaction throughput, settlement speed and token extensions. The expanded functionality will bring fast and secure stablecoin payments via PYUSD to the more than 30 million merchants, PayPal said in a news release published on Wednesday. “Making PYUSD available on the Solana Blockchain furthers our mission of enabling a digital currency with a stable value designed for commerce & payments,” Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal’s SVP for Blockchain, Crypto & Digital Currencies, said in a statement. PayPal eyes growing stablecoin market The launch of PYUSD on Solana sees PayPal join Visa, WorldPay and Stripe among other top financial institutions that currently tap into Solana’s blockchain technology. The stablecoin’s support on Solana will therefore be key to PayPal and Paxos’s mission to make PYUSD a global leader in the stablecoin market. Having a faster and cheaper stablecoin experience is an important aspect of this endeavour. While Solana has previously suffered negativity amid network outages, its growth…
Filed under: News - @ May 29, 2024 10:26 pm