Paxos
Regulated stablecoin issuance & infrastructure
About
Paxos is a regulated blockchain infrastructure and issuance company that issues and operates stablecoins for partners — PayPal's PYUSD, Global Dollar (USDG), and its own USDP — plus tokenization and custody. As the leading regulated US issuer by program count, Paxos provides white-label issuance, minting, custody and reserve management as a service, having processed $180B+ in activity.
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