Paxos vs TrueUSD vs Tether
What problem does this service solve?
Paxos provides a variety of financial trust and custodial services for clients that want to take advantage of the benefits of blockchain, while remaining compliant with legal and regulatory frameworks. | TrueUSD is a stablecoin that can be redeemed 1-for-1 for US Dollars. It is a legally-enforceable certificate of ownership of the US dollar and enables users to hedge against volatility. | Tether is the largest stablecoin. It allows crytpcurrency traders to hedge against volatility. |
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Company Description
Paxos is a regulated financial company specializing in providing blockchain trust and custodial services for their clients. Paxos' settlement platform (Bankchain) is designed to be integrated with existing systems and to eliminate settlement risk in the exchange of digital assets. The company created a USD backed stablecoin called PAX, that is built on the Ethereum blockchain, and is meant to assist their clients in converting a variety of assets into digital versions, that can be more easily exchanged on a blockchain. | TrueUSD is a stablecoin backed by USD. It was created by TrustToken, a company that specializes in creating asset-backed tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. TrueUSD is fully collateralized and is transparently verified by third-party attestations. | Tether (USDT) is the largest stablecoin cryptocurrency. It is pegged to the US Dollar. (1 USDT=$1 USD) Each Tether token that is issued is backed by $1 USD that is supposedly held in reserve. Tether has been the subject of some controversy because they have failed to allow a transparent audit of their currency reserves. |