Crypto investors are piling into tokenized gold as digital asset markets are treading water, sending inflows to Paxos’ gold token to a record in January. Paxos Gold (PAXG), backed by physical gold held in …
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Paxos’ $300tn stablecoin blunder sparks confusion amid firm’s trust charter bid – DL News
by adminby adminPaxos accidentally minted $300 trillion of PayPal’s stablecoin. It’s not clear how the firm made such a colossal mistake. The firm applied for a banking charter in August. Paxos’ erroneous creation of trillions worth …
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) confirmed today that Paxos, the issuer of PayPal USD (PYUSD), accidentally minted $300 trillion worth of unbacked stablecoins on October 15, 2025. The regulator added that …
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A $300 Trillion Fat-finger, as Paxos Accidentally Mints and Burns PYUSD
by adminby adminBlockchain data showed stablecoin issuer Paxos both minted and burned 300 trillion tokens of the PayPal USD stablecoin within 30 minutes, leaving many crypto users scratching their heads. In a Wednesday X post following …
Paxos accidentally minted $300 trillion in PYUSD today, prompting community incredulity. The firm quickly burned these tokens and minted $300 million, claiming user error. This gaffe has highlighted a real concern in stablecoins: these …
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Printing Money: Paxos Mints, Then Burns $300 Trillion in PayPal Stablecoins
by adminby adminCrypto industry observers were baffled Wednesday afternoon when an on-chain transaction showed that Paxos, the issuer behind the PayPal-branded PYUSD stablecoin, minted $300 trillion worth of the tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. A little …
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Paxos Fat-Fingers $300T of PayPal’s PYUSD, Outpacing U.S. Dollar’s (USD) $2.4T Supply
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On Wednesday, stablecoin issuer Paxos accidentally minted $300 trillion worth of PayPal Holdings Inc.’s PYUSD stablecoin on Ethereum – a “fat finger” error on the blockchain that far exceeded the total U.S. dollar circulating …
The accidental move briefly made PayPal’s PYUSD the largest stablecoin in the world before Paxos burned the newly minted supply. Fintech giant PayPal made an interesting move today, minting $300 trillion of its PYUSD …
