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PayPal launches U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin
PayPal has announced the introduction of a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S Treasuries, and similar cash equivalents. Issued by Paxos, PayPal USD is redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars.
PayPal says policy to fine customers for ‘misinformation’ was an ‘error’ — Reuters
PayPal will not fine users for misinformation and an earlier policy update that said customers could have to pay $2,500 in damages was sent in error, according to the report.
Pentagon finds concerning vulnerabilities on blockchain — TechRepublic
A report commissioned by the Pentagon concluded that the blockchain is not decentralized, is vulnerable to attacks and is running outdated software, writes Ray...
Grafana Labs raises $50M
New York-based Grafana Labs, a company that provides open source software for the visualization of monitoring and metric analytics, has raised $50 million.
Venture capitalists bet big on the $1.9 trillion payments industry — CNBC
Upstart payment firms have attracted big corporate clients and billions of dollars in venture capital money, writes Ryan Browne.
Here is the link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/28/venture-capital-investors-bullish-on-online-payments.html