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Paxos Survey Finds Consumers Want Easier Access to Crypto
Crypto continues to trend towards mainstream adoption. To help quantify and better understand consumer behavior as it relates to crypto purchasing habits, Paxos conducted a statistically significant survey of crypto owners in late 2021.
Get a glimpse of the survey and key results here.
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Paxos Welcomes Ben Gray as Global General Counsel as it Targets Powering One Billion Consumer Wallets in 2022
In February 2022, Paxos welcomed Ben Gray as its new Global General Counsel. Ben joins Paxos from Block (formerly Square) where he was Global General
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Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla: Price action doesn’t mean cryptocurrencies’ fundamentals have changed
Cryptocurrency prices are known to fluctuate – it’s a volatile and new asset class. That said, price changes are not indicative of the overall interest or adoption of crypto. On January 19, 2022 Paxos CEO and Co-Founder Charles Cascarilla sat down with CNBC’s Squawk on the Street to discuss the market and how investors should consider evaluating its potential.
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Paxos Master Class | Stablecoins 101
On December 14 2021, Paxos hosted a master class on stablecoins to share the key information businesses need to know about stablecoins and how they’ll impact the future of finance.
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2021 Was Just The Beginning: Paxos Will Accelerate Mainstream Digital Asset Adoption in 2022
We believe the future of finance will be powered by tokenized financial market infrastructure. Paxos aspires to enable all asset holders – from the largest financial institutions to the individual consumer – to transact assets with the highest levels of trustworthiness, transparency and speed. If last year was the tip of the iceberg, 2022 will reveal the prime time adoption of digital assets and financial services.
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Paxos Named a 2022 Best Place to Work in NYC!
Thank you to our employees for helping make Paxos a Best Place to Work! We’re thrilled to announce that we have also been recognized as
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Paxos Testimony to US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services – December 8, 2021
On December 8, I testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services regarding digital assets and the future of finance. I took
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Same-Day Settlement: A Misunderstood Opportunity
This conflation in many people’s minds of T+0, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), and atomic settlement demonstrates just how misunderstood this topic really is. To be clear, T+0 simply means settlement on the same day as the trade, RTGS means settlement at the time of trading, and atomic settlement is the transfer of securities against cash (ie: delivery vs payment) at any settlement time. All of these should be embraced as opportunities that can create efficiencies, cut costs and protect our system from future market failures.
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MercadoLibre is Creating the Biggest Crypto Market in Latin America – Paxos Powers the Experience
MercadoPago will offer its Brazilian customers the opportunity to buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum and the Paxos-issued US dollar-backed stablecoin USDP. The offering is fully powered by Paxos’ leading blockchain infrastructure and our turnkey solution powering crypto for the largest tech companies and financial institutions in the world.
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Paxos CEO Discusses Crypto, Blockchain and Future of Finance
During the 2021 Money20/20 conference, Paxos CEO and Co-Founder Charles Cascarilla spoke with Paxos board member and investor, Patricia Kemp of Oak HC/FT during a fireside chat.
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Introducing Prex Crypto, Powered By Paxos
We’re proud to share that Prex – a leading Latin American digital banking platform providing financial products and services – will soon offer cryptocurrency buying, selling and holding capabilities for their 700,000 Uruguayan customers, with additional markets coming in 2022.
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Crypto 101: What is Crypto Custody?
Custody is a commonly used term in financial services and refers to the holding and safekeeping of assets, such as dollars or gold. Crypto custody is about holding cryptographic keys (which you can think of as passwords that unlock crypto wallets), and is typically handled through “cold” or “hot” wallets.
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Crypto-Curious? Your Business Can Benefit
In one year alone, the size of the crypto market has grown 537%. You’d be hard pressed to find another market that has grown so quickly and has captured the attention of both retail and institutional investors.
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Crypto 101: What is Bitcoin?
Last last night, on November 8, 2021, Bitcoin hit an all-time price high of $68,521. In the very short span of 12 years, Bitcoin has entered the world and become one of the most attractive assets as a store of value. But what actually is Bitcoin? Let’s take a moment to review!
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Paxos at Money20/20 in 2021
October 2021 marked the first time Paxos hosted a booth Money20/20 USA – the preeminent conference that brings leaders from financial institutions and technology providers to Las Vegas in order to learn more about what the future of fintech holds.