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SEC’s Case Against Kraken Going to Trial; PayPal's PYUSD Tops $1B Market Cap

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a California judge ruled that the SEC's lawsuit against Kraken will proceed to trial. Plus, Celsius' bankruptcy administrator paid out over $2.5 billion to creditors, and PayPal's stablecoin, PYUSD surpassed $1 billion in market cap.

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Paxos Cuts 20% of Staff: Reports

A Bloomberg report says the company will have an increased focus on tokenization.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

If PayPal's Stablecoin Is a Security, Anything Could Be

Former BUSD manager Austin Campbell said the SEC’s subpoena over PYUSD beggars reason.

(Marques Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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'Santa Rally' Could Spark Bitcoin to $56K by Year-End; PayPal Faces SEC Inquiry

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest topics in the crypto industry today, including a new price prediction that bitcoin (BTC) could rise to $56,000 by Dec. 31, in line with its record of maintaining bullish momentum in final months of the year. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is wrapping up. And, PayPal received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting documentation about its USD stablecoin.

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Jeremy Allaire on Circle’s ‘Multi-Decade’ Strategy and Where Stablecoin Regulation Is Headed

Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joins Unchained for an in-depth discussion on the reasons behind Coinbase’s investment in Circle, how Circle has emerged stronger from the banking crisis, what he thinks of PYUSD, what he likes and doesn’t like about the current U.S. stablecoin bill, and his thoughts on what the final bill will look like.

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Opinion

What's Wrong With PayPal's Stablecoin?

If PYUSD is to gain true and lasting traction, the newly minted stablecoin issuer needs to address certain centralization concerns, Kima Chief Technology Officer Guy Vider writes.

The ability to transfer all PYUSD user funds into PayPal may leave crypto natives hesitant to adopt the stablecoin. Oliver Buchmann/Unsplash)

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Bank of America Predicts PayPal’s Stablecoin Unlikely to Be Used Widely Anytime Soon

The launch of PayPal’s (PYPL) stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) will drive payments efficiencies and an improved customer experience, but adoption of the cryptocurrency is unlikely to be significant in the near term, Bank of America said in a research report on Thursday. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for PYUSD and why this is a project to watch.

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Rep. Maxine Waters Is 'Deeply Concerned' About PayPal’s New Stablecoin

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said in a statement that she's "deeply concerned" about PayPal's launch of its own stablecoin while there is still no Federal framework for regulation, oversight, and enforcement of these assets.” CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses regulatory concerns surrounding PayPal USD (PYUSD).

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Opinion

PayPal’s Real Stablecoin Strategy: It Wants to Earn Interest on Your Deposits

While it seems positive for crypto, the PYUSD stablecoin will benefit PayPal's own coffers most of all.

PayPal's crypto lead Jose Fernandez da Ponte says PayPal's new stablecoin, PYUSD, is "an extension of the PayPal balance." Does that include PayPal's interest revenue? (CoinDesk/Helene Braun)

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Stablecoin Market to Soar to Almost $3T in Next 5 Years: Bernstein

That's up from $125 million now as use should grow with more co-branded partnerships, a report from the firm said.

Ratings company S&P Global has started ranking stablecoins' ability to hold their pegs. (eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)

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