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  • Licensing & Registration Are Not Equal to Regulation

    Licensing & Registration Are Not Equal to Regulation

    Dan Burstein is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Paxos
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    Dan Burstein
    Aug 8, 2021
    A Regulated Stablecoin Means Having a Regulator | Paxos

    A Regulated Stablecoin Means Having a Regulator | Paxos

    I have been reading with a combination of disbelief and exasperation the recent claims by Circle that “USDC has become the world’s most…
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    Dan Burstein
    Jul 21, 2021
    How Paxos is the Most Trusted Operator in Digital Asset Infrastructure | Paxos

    How Paxos is the Most Trusted Operator in Digital Asset Infrastructure | Paxos

    Trustworthiness is critical to our business success at Paxos. We believe that by becoming a trusted, regulated, audited infrastructure…
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    Dan Burstein
    Apr 1, 2021
    Fueling the Growth of Enterprise Blockchain Products | Paxos

    Fueling the Growth of Enterprise Blockchain Products | Paxos

    2020 was a year of uncertainty around the world, but Paxos has continued to grow and we have added 63 new team members. James Hartley…
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    Paxos
    Feb 26, 2021
    Changing US Equities Markets with Blockchain Technology | Paxos

    Changing US Equities Markets with Blockchain Technology | Paxos

    After recent market activity led to institutional and retail brokerages restricting trading on highly volatile stocks like GameStop, the…
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    Paxos
    Feb 10, 2021
    What Lehman Brothers, Gamestop and the Next Financial Crisis Have in Common | Paxos

    What Lehman Brothers, Gamestop and the Next Financial Crisis Have in Common | Paxos

    Last week a dramatic David versus Goliath storyline played out with retail traders banding together to create a short squeeze on some of…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Feb 5, 2021
    Full-Time Musician to Software Engineer: My Journey to Fintech | Paxos

    Full-Time Musician to Software Engineer: My Journey to Fintech | Paxos

    As a financial technology firm, Paxos has an ambitious mission to bring technology and product innovation to the regulated financial…
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    Paxos
    Jan 29, 2021
    Building Products that can Revolutionize Financial Services | Paxos

    Building Products that can Revolutionize Financial Services | Paxos

    In 2020, Paxos launched the Paxos Settlement Service, a blockchain-based network that allows two parties to bilaterally settle US listed…
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    Paxos
    Jan 15, 2021
    How I got to work on the exchange that powers PayPal’s crypto offering | Paxos

    How I got to work on the exchange that powers PayPal’s crypto offering | Paxos

    What’s it like to power crypto offering for PayPal? Paxos Engineering Manager Shai Borochov is here to share his experience.
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    Paxos
    Dec 18, 2020
    Fueling Paxos’ Growth in 2021 and Beyond | Paxos

    Fueling Paxos’ Growth in 2021 and Beyond | Paxos

    I’m thrilled to share that Paxos has closed its Series C investment round and raised $142 million, bringing our total funding to more than…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Dec 16, 2020
    Why Paxos is Seeking a National Trust Bank Charter — and Why We Remain Committed to New York |…

    Why Paxos is Seeking a National Trust Bank Charter — and Why We Remain Committed to New York |…

    This week, Paxos submitted an application to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national Trust Bank charter.
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    Dan Burstein
    Dec 9, 2020
    From a Federal Government Agency to Fintech — Practicing Law in the Emerging Blockchain Industry |…

    From a Federal Government Agency to Fintech — Practicing Law in the Emerging Blockchain Industry |…

    In the last Paxos Employee Spotlight, Paxos Compliance Officer shared why he joined Paxos and his responsibilities here. Today, we invite…
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    Paxos
    Dec 4, 2020
    New to Crypto? These are the Answers to Your Top 10 Questions | Paxos

    New to Crypto? These are the Answers to Your Top 10 Questions | Paxos

    Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about cryptocurrency. Whether it’s Facebook introducing the Libra stablecoin, Square making lots…
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    Nick Robnett
    Nov 20, 2020
    Compliance at a Groundbreaking Fintech Firm | Paxos

    Compliance at a Groundbreaking Fintech Firm | Paxos

    Paxos is much more than the headlines we make. We want to give you an inside look on what it’s like to work at a market-leading fintech.
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    Paxos
    Nov 19, 2020
    PayPal & Paxos Bring Crypto to Millions of Users

    PayPal & Paxos Bring Crypto to Millions of Users

    I am very excited to announce that Paxos is powering PayPal’s new service enabling its US users to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Oct 21, 2020
    The System for Clearing and Settling Equities Is Antiquated. This Is About to Change. | Paxos

    The System for Clearing and Settling Equities Is Antiquated. This Is About to Change. | Paxos

    Twenty years ago, the advent of electronic trading and resulting regulatory changes completely changed the equities industry. It opened up…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Sep 21, 2020
    One Year, 31,000 Tokens and 78 Gold Bars — PAX Gold Keeps Growing and is Now Available on Gemini

    One Year, 31,000 Tokens and 78 Gold Bars — PAX Gold Keeps Growing and is Now Available on Gemini

    A year ago, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approved the only regulated gold-backed digital asset — PAX Gold. Today…
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    Zach Kwartler
    Sep 11, 2020
    The 5 Attributes of Money, Part I: What Makes Money Money

    The 5 Attributes of Money, Part I: What Makes Money Money

    As a modern society, we take for granted our current notion of money and how it works. But the concept of money is actually quite…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Aug 21, 2020
    At One Year Old, HUSD Issuance Passes $1.6 Billion

    At One Year Old, HUSD Issuance Passes $1.6 Billion

    One year ago, Paxos partnered with Stable Universal and Huobi to launch a US dollar-backed stablecoin: HUSD. In that time, there have been…
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    Zach Kwartler
    Jul 30, 2020
    Paxos + Revolut Bring Crypto to the Masses | Paxos

    Paxos + Revolut Bring Crypto to the Masses | Paxos

    Lately, more and more mainstream consumer applications are adding digital assets to their offerings — from Square’s Cash app to Robinhood…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Jul 14, 2020
    Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin are Available on Paxos Today

    Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin are Available on Paxos Today

    We are excited to announce that starting today at 6:30 PM ET, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC) are available today for deposits…
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    Kyle Libra
    Jul 9, 2020
    Our Approach to Product Management | Paxos

    Our Approach to Product Management | Paxos

    When people learn that Paxos is a regulated financial institution, they tend to think of a bureaucratic organization that moves slowly. In…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Jun 10, 2020
    Introducing a New Paxos Account Experience — One Regulated Custody Platform For Seamlessly…

    Introducing a New Paxos Account Experience — One Regulated Custody Platform For Seamlessly…

    Over the last year, we’ve dedicated a lot of resources to building a unified custody platform for all of our customers. We’re pleased to…
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    Kyle Libra
    Apr 14, 2020
    Common Misconceptions about Working in the Blockchain Space, Part 2

    Common Misconceptions about Working in the Blockchain Space, Part 2

    This is a continuation — to read the first four misconceptions, click here.
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    Kyle Libra
    Feb 24, 2020
    Common Misconceptions about Working in the Blockchain Space, Part 1

    Common Misconceptions about Working in the Blockchain Space, Part 1

    Before starting at Paxos, I had a lot of preconceived notions about working at a company that uses words like crypto and blockchain to…
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    Kyle Libra
    Feb 12, 2020
    Move Fast and Don’t Break Things: Product Management in the Regulated Financial Services Industry

    Move Fast and Don’t Break Things: Product Management in the Regulated Financial Services Industry

    Paxos occupies a unique position in the financial services industry as a regulated financial institution that is also technology focused…
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    Zach Kwartler
    Jan 8, 2020
    Building the Future of Finance in 2020

    Building the Future of Finance in 2020

    2019 was a monster year for Paxos. We launched more products this year than in our entire history combined, we tripled the circulation of…
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    Dorothy Jean Chang
    Dec 19, 2019
    Ethereum Smart Contract Testing Guidelines

    Ethereum Smart Contract Testing Guidelines

    In a way, developing smart contracts is a throwback to a time where software was disseminated on cds with code that, once installed, must…
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    Ilan Gitter
    Dec 19, 2019
    Convenience and Security: Paxos’ Third-Party Authorization Design for BUSD and Beyond

    Convenience and Security: Paxos’ Third-Party Authorization Design for BUSD and Beyond

    In September 2019, Paxos partnered with Binance to launch a new stablecoin called Binance USD (BUSD). BUSD is regulated by the New York…
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    Qi Sun
    Nov 13, 2019
    Introducing Paxos Settlement Service — Changing How U.S. Securities are Settled

    Introducing Paxos Settlement Service — Changing How U.S. Securities are Settled

    Today I’m excited to announce that we’ve received No-Action relief from the SEC Staff to introduce the Paxos Settlement Service. Paxos…
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    Charles Cascarilla
    Oct 28, 2019
    Meet ‘Kevin’ — the immutable data store that brings functional programming paradigms to our…

    Meet ‘Kevin’ — the immutable data store that brings functional programming paradigms to our…

    Paxos offers automation to the confirmation and settlement processes in the commodities and FX spaces through its Post-Trade Service…
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    John Amicangelo
    Oct 22, 2019
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