PayPal USD, this dollar-backed stablecoin, is now natively available on Polygon. By doing this expansion, PayPal USD will now also have exposure to the Polygon network through the Open Money Stack of Polygon, besides the Ethereum network.
Through this integration, businesses will be able to directly access PYUSD with their existing fiat on/off ramps, as well as wallets, compliance tooling for cross-border payments, all on Polygon’s network.
What Happened and Who Is Involved
Paxos Trust Company, licensed issuer of the PYUSD, has announced native issuance of PYUSD token onPolygon. Alongside this, PayPal plays a role by making the stablecoin accessible and also reaching out to the merchant segment, while Polygon brings the network infrastructure besides supplying Open Money Stack setup.
This integration allows the stablecoin to mint and redeem without the necessity of a bridge Because of this reducing counterparty risk.
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Why This Matters For Industry Infrastructure
Native minting of tokens solves a major issue when it comes to enterprise adoption: lack of liquidity and fast settlement. With PYUSD being available natively within Polygon’s ecosystem, users will have a very fast and cheap solution as oppose to Ethereum mainnet.
Devs will also benefit because accessing stablecoins will remain the same standard regardless of DeFi protocols, wallets, or apps that the user is already using on Polygon. And the company’s decision to go this way also reflects that there is an increasing number of stablecoin issuers that are vying to get their tokens available on major Layer 2s and app-chains.
This would not have been possible a few years ago before the emergence of the clear regulatory guidelines around dollar-backed tokens in the U.S.
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General Situation And Possible Developments
This release coincides with more mainstream financial companies incorporating the use of stablecoins for their regular payment processes, besides the regular cash transactions. This will result in the rivalry in the stablecoin sector between major brands of the type on Polygon, with USDC and USDT, for stablecoin volume, which is still a factor for the sector.
The future development mainly depends on the licensing of the token by a regulated financial services entity like Paxos as well as being listed onPolygon exchanges by a merchant who can receive payments from the Open Money Stack.
Also, the regulatory body NYDFS, and ongoing developments in stablecoin legislations could be influencing institutional users.
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