PayPal-Backed Identity Platform Acquired by Nevada’s Blockchains LLC

PayPal is launching a permissionless version of its $PYUSD stablecoin across Tron, Avalanche, and seven other blockchains. All will be achieved through Stargate, a bridge service that connects over 80 blockchains. LayerZero, which acquired Stargate last month, used its Hydra model to expand $PYUSD to these nine networks. With crypto adoption accelerating, now signals a […]

Paypal is reportedly working on a stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar to expand its cryptocurrency offerings. “We will, of course, work closely with relevant regulators,” the company stressed. Paypal Is Exploring Launching Its Own USD-Backed Stablecoin Paypal Holdings Inc. is reportedly exploring the launch of its own stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar as part of the company’s cryptocurrency push, Bloomberg reported Friday. Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of crypto and digital currencies at Paypal, confirmed to the publication: We are exploring a....

Tech giant Microsoft has partnered with startups Blockstack Labs and ConsenSys to build an open-source identity platform aimed at integrating the bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. The project seeks to build a platform for cross-blockchain identity across multiple distributed systems. An early version of the identity solution is expected to be available by the end of this summer. In a blog post published today, Microsoft global business strategist York Rhodes wrote that in the coming weeks Microsoft will launch an open source framework on Azure, where developers can build their own identity....

PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD is now available on nine more blockchains, thanks to integration with LayerZero’s interoperability protocol. PayPal’s Stablecoin Now On Tron, Avalanche, & Seven Other Networks As announced by LayerZero in a blog post, PayPal USD (PYUSD) is getting a major expansion through integration with its Stargate Hydra system, allowing users to move the stablecoin […]

Blockchain technology has won accolades for improving efficiency and transparency in business operations. It has also been seen as improving security. But blockchain security is a complex issue that pits anonymity against trust, according to IBM’s Security Intelligence, a thought leadership and technical expertise hub for executives who manage enterprise risk and security. Permissionless blockchains such as bitcoin’s do not require identity information from their participants. The bitcoin blockchain achieves trust through encryption. After each transaction, the cryptographic operation....