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Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Burns $700M Binance USD Amid Regulatory Pressure

Paxos, the issuer of the $16 billion Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin, has burned more than $700 million of BUSD tokens since Monday. That was when Paxos announced it would stop issuing the cryptocurrency amid mounting regulatory pressure, blockchain data shows. Jesse Austin Campbell, Former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management and Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor, discusses his outlook for the stablecoin market and crypto regulation.

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Paxos to Stop Minting Stablecoin BUSD: What Happens Next?

Stablecoin issuer Paxos will stop minting new Binance USD (BUSD) tokens at the direction of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), with the news coming just after a report of the threat of legal action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Former Paxos Head of Portfolio Management and Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor Jesse Austin Campbell weighs in. "The lesson showing people here is that over the last few years, the greatest mistake is to be an on shore regulated company in the crypto space," Campbell said.

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La SEC s'en prend à Paxos et (malheureusement) c'est bon pour Bitcoin

Même si la plus grande Cryptomonnaie n’a pas été directement au centre des préoccupations des régulateurs, les bitcoiners ne devraient pas devenir des pom-pom girls.

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Le stablecoin BUSD se rapproche de 1 $ après les commentaires du PDG de Binance

Changpeng Zhao a pris ses distances mardi avec le stablecoin de marque Binance.

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Binance CEO: BUSD Is Not Issued by Binance

Binance’s Chief Executive Officer Changpeng “CZ” Zhao distanced himself from the Binance-branded stablecoin BUSD, after regulatory action caused minting to cease. “BUSD is not issued by Binance,” CZ said at a Twitter Spaces on Tuesday. “We have an agreement to let them [Paxos] use our brand, but that's not something that we created.” "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments and industry implications amid mounting U.S. crypto regulatory pressure.

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Stablecoin Issuer Paxos ‘Categorically Disagrees’ With SEC That BUSD Is a Security

Paxos acknowledged it received a Wells Notice from the SEC, indicating a possible enforcement action is forthcoming based on the charge that its Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin constitutes an unregistered security, according to a Monday press release. But the stablecoin issuer said it "categorically disagrees with the SEC staff because BUSD is not a security under the federal securities laws." CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far and the larger implications for crypto regulation.

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Les stablecoins ne sont pas nouveaux. Alors pourquoi les régulateurs attaquent-ils Paxos ?

L'ancien responsable de la gestion de portefeuille de Paxos pour BUSD soutient que les pièces stables peuvent être aussi sûres que les produits financiers réglementés comme les fonds du marché monétaire.

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Le PDG de Binance prend ses distances avec le stablecoin BUSD alors que les régulateurs agissent

Changpeng Zhao a déclaré que Binance continuerait à travailler avec d'autres émetteurs de stablecoins et qu'il était sceptique quant aux affirmations selon lesquelles Circle aurait tiré la sonnette d'alarme auprès des régulateurs.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)