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 …
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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 …
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 …
