Paxos, a US-based regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, has announced that it received a formal termination notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 9, 2024. This notice indicates that the SEC will not recommend enforcement action against Paxos Trust Company regarding the investigation of the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has informed New York-based crypto firm Paxos Trust Co. that it plans to sue the company for violating investor protection laws. The notice alleges that Binance stablecoin BUSD issued by Paxos would be an unregistered security. Paxos should have registered the offering of BUSD under the federal securities laws, the notice said. The New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) ordered Paxos to stop minting BUSD.
This may be a pivotal step for crypto mainstream adoption. Following FinTechs like Revolut, FinTech giant PayPal will embrace crypto. PayPal announced that it will allow customers to hold bitcoin and other virtual coins in their online wallets and use it to shop and pay at the 26 million merchants on its network. The new service will be operated on the regulatory grounds of a NY Bitlicense in a partnership with Paxos Trust Company.