Issuer file
Paxos
Paxos Trust Company, LLC
NYDFS limited-purpose trust company
NYDFS-supervised limited-purpose trust company that has issued USD-referenced tokens, including PayPal USD (PYUSD) under a brand/issuance arrangement. PayPal's own perimeter is a separate file.
Control structure
Trust company under New York banking / virtual-currency supervision. Brand partners (e.g. PayPal) are not automatically the issuer; the trust company is.
Linked assets
- PayPal USD (PYUSD)
USD-referenced token (NYDFS trust-issued)
Evidence timeline
1 Jan 2024
Public NYDFS-supervised issuance file (as recorded)
VerifiedLimited-purpose trust company as the issuing legal person for specified USD tokens.
Disclosures on file
NYDFS-supervised issuance materials
Supervisory / issuer · 1 Jan 2024
Trust-company issuance under New York virtual-currency supervision.
Known gaps
- MiCA EMT status for each Paxos token is a separate EU-entity question.
- Federal deposit insurance does not follow from NYDFS trust supervision.
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