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Paxos

American  
[pak-sos, -sohs] / ˈpæk sɒs, -soʊs /

noun

  1. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 7 sq. mi. (18 sq. km).


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PayPal launched its dollar-backed stablecoin with Paxos Trust in 2023 and has incorporated its stablecoin into its remittance service, Xoom.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

Paxos accidentally minted $300 trillion of PYUSD, a PayPal stablecoin, on Wednesday, then burned the assets within 30 minutes.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

The revelation led crypto-trading firms to publicly distance themselves from Silvergate, including Coinbase, Paxos Trust Galaxy Digital Holdings and Bitstamp, among others.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2023

It’s now increasingly isolated, as crypto companies like Coinbase, Circle and Paxos all said they would stop banking with the firm.

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2023

Doria, sallying forth from Messina, had met the governor of Gallipoli off Paxos, and had fought him before daybreak.

From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley

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