{"id":45208,"date":"2023-02-13T05:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=45208"},"modified":"2023-02-13T05:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:34:41","slug":"nydfs-orders-paxos-to-stop-issuing-binance-usd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/nydfs-orders-paxos-to-stop-issuing-binance-usd\/","title":{"rendered":"NYDFS orders Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has ordered Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD stablecoin (BUSD), one of the world's largest stablecoin by market cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-32.png\" alt=\"NYDFS orders Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD\" class=\"wp-image-45218\" width=\"678\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-32.png 456w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-32-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-32-150x94.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NYDFS orders Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which notifies firms of impending enforcement action, sent Paxos a wells warning not long before the New York regulator took its own enforcement action. According to the notification, Binance USD is an unregistered security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to rumors, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=NYDFS+orders+Paxos+to+stop+issuing+Binance+USD&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=NYDFS+orders+Paxos+to+stop+issuing+Binance+USD&aqs=chrome..69i57.598j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYDFS has requested Paxos to halt producing new BUSD tokens<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. The product's redemptions will still be managed by Paxos, according to a statement from Binance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following increased examination of the cryptocurrency sector, the third-largest stablecoin has become the subject of the most recent regulatory action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only last week did the SEC rule that <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/revolut-digital-bank-to-provide-crypto-staking.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency staking services <\/a>are in violation of securities law, causing Kraken to completely discontinue its staking business. In the dispute, Coinbase asserts that its staking products are not securities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the SEC sued Ripple, the company that issued the XRP coin, the long-running discussion over securities in the cryptocurrency market has gained attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case has not yet been resolved. In general, a financial investment into a firm with the assumption that a profit would be earned by someone other than the investor is regarded as a security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, given that stablecoins are a well-liked entry point for consumers entering the cryptocurrency space for the first time, the security claims against a stablecoin might pose a significant threat to the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By issuing stablecoins and investing user cash deposits in short-term <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/paxos-reportedly-under-probe-by-new-york-regulators.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Treasury bonds<\/a>, stablecoin issuers like Paxos have discovered a reliable source of revenue. It has made it possible for businesses to generate higher returns when the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the decision by the New York Department of Financial Services the price of Binance Coin (BNB) dropped by 7%. The price of BNB is now below $300; it is presently trading at $290.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has ordered Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD stablecoin (BUSD), one of the world&#8217;s largest stablecoin by market cap. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which notifies firms of impending enforcement action, sent Paxos a wells warning not long before the New York regulator took its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":45218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,21],"tags":[326,1970,13345,292,926],"class_list":["post-45208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-altcoin-news","category-news","tag-binance","tag-busd","tag-nydfs","tag-paxos","tag-stablecoins"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-32.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}