PayPal Stablecoin PYUSD Now Available for Cross-Chain Trading via LayerZero

Key Points:

• PayPal stablecoin PYUSD can now transfer seamlessly between Ethereum and Solana via LayerZero.
• Each PYUSD transfer is secured by a decentralized verifier network (DVN) involving Paxos, Google Cloud, and LayerZero Labs.

PayPal has announced its stablecoin, PYUSD, is now capable of being transferred across both the Ethereum and Solana blockchains thanks to an integration with LayerZero.

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PayPal Stablecoin PYUSD Expands to Ethereum and Solana with LayerZero Integration

The idea behind this is to make such transactions more efficient by reducing liquidity fragmentation, which will supposedly provide users and businesses with faster, more secure, and more affordable options, the firm claimed.

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal's senior vice president, highlighted the advantages the integration would bring to the PYUSD holders. He pointed out the extra seamlessness and flexibility for such users brought by the technology of LayerZero.

Bryan Pellegrino, LayerZero Labs chief executive officer, also highlighted that the Omnichain Fungible Token standard was important for stablecoin cross-chain compatibility. The standard smoothed transfers from Ethereum to Solana.

PYUSD Market Supply Falls Despite Stable Value on Ethereum

For added security over transactions, every transfer of PayPal stablecoin PYUSD is sent through a verification process via PayPal's partnership with Paxos and LayerZero. Initially, including verifiers such as Paxos, Google Cloud, and LayerZero Labs in its security framework, it uses DVNs to secure transactions in a resilient and diversified security layer that protects all sizes of transfers.

Despite such developments, the market data for PayPal stablecoin PYUSD shows mixed trends. On Ethereum, the market value of PYUSD remains at about $348 million. However, on Solana, the supply of the said stablecoin has shrunk to a value of $166 million, according to DefiLlama data. This is close to a 50% contraction compared to the peak supply of over $1 billion back in August.