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PayPal's $1.3B Stablecoin Expands to 9 New Blockchains With LayerZero Integration
The interoperability protocol is introducing a permissionless version of the token to Aptos, Avalanche, Tron and several other chains.
Updated Sep 19, 2025, 1:25 p.m. Published Sep 18, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
What to know:
- PayPal's U.S. dollar stablecoin, PYUSD, is expanding to nine additional blockchains through LayerZero's interoperability protocol.
- The integration allows PYUSD to be used on platforms like Abstract, Aptos, and Avalanche, with automatic conversion on Berachain and Flow.
- Since its launch in 2023, PYUSD's supply has grown to $1.3 billion, aiming to enhance its presence in the crypto economy.
Payments firm PayPal's (PYPL) U.S. dollar stablecoin is being introduced to nine more blockchains by interoperability protocol , expanding the token beyond the four blockchains — Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum and Stellar — where it's natively issued.
LayerZero integrated , issued by fintech firm Paxos, into its Hydra Stargate system, creating a permissionless version of the token dubbed PYUSD0 that's one-to-one interchangeable with the underlying stablecoin.
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The move makes the token available on Abstract, Aptos, Avalanche, Ink, Sei, Stable, and Tron, while existing community-issued versions on Berachain and Flow will convert automatically.
PayPal launched its PYUSD in 2023 as one of the first major payments firm-backed stablecoins. With LayerZero's expansion, the token aims to reach new markets more quickly and provide a dollar-pegged stablecoin within the crypto economy.
Currently, PYUSD has a supply of $1.3 billion, up from around $520 million at the beginning of this year, RWA.xyz data shows.
Read more: PayPal Adding Crypto to Peer-to-Peer Payments, Allowing Direct Transfer of BTC, ETH, Others
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