PayPal PYUSD stablecoin is 100% backed: Paxos transparency report

Stablecoin issuer Paxos has printed the primary transparency report for the Ethereum-based stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD), stating that the coin is absolutely backed by property.

In line with the report, the whole property held in PayPal USD custody “meet or exceed the token stability,” with complete tokens excellent amounting to $44.four million as of Aug. 31, 2023. The entire notional place worth amounted to $44.5 million.

The largest share of PYUSD property is backed by the U.S. Treasury reverse repurchase agreements held in custody by Paxos for the good thing about PYUSD holders. In line with the information, as a lot as $43 million — or almost 97% of complete property in PYUSD custody — are held in Treasury reverse repurchase agreements.

A reverse repurchase settlement is a contractual association between two events, the place one social gathering agrees to promote securities to a different social gathering at a specified worth with a dedication.

“Our repurchase agreements are in a single day maturity with respected monetary establishments and overcollateralized with the U.S. Treasuries,” Paxos stated, including:

“Within the occasion of a default by the counterparty, Paxos is ready to liquidate the U.S. Treasury collateral to make itself entire. As all trades are overcollateralized, the danger of loss shouldn’t be deemed to be materials.”

As of Aug. 31, Paxos additionally held $1,500,146 of fiat foreign money at insured depository establishments, known as money deposits. Paxos offered a hyperlink to the IntraFi community, or a full listing of insured depository establishments at which funds could also be positioned.

“Paxos presently doesn’t have any energetic personal uninsured deposit insurance coverage insurance policies. Not all deposits are lined by the FDIC or personal insurance coverage, and Paxos should still incur losses within the occasion of a financial institution insolvency,” the agency added.

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The report comes weeks after Paxos and PayPal debuted PYUSD on Aug. 7. By late August, 90% of PayPal USD was reportedly held in wallets of Paxos, whereas about 7% was distributed amongst exchanges like Kraken, Gate.io and Crypto.com.

On Sept. 12, the main cryptocurrency fee agency BitPay adopted PYUSD as a fee choice on its platform, along with already supported USD-pegged stablecoins like USD Coin (USDC).