Paxos
Active AUM
$4.871b-0.35%over 24h
Key Metrics
Onchain AUM$4.948b
Change (24h)-0.36%
98.4%
DeFi Active TVL$499.89m
Change (24h)+4.79%
10.3%
Largest protocolLighter Robinhood Perps$101.82m
Net Flows 30dN/A
N/A
Live Assets4
3
Assets Rankings
| Name | AUM | DeFi | Flows | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Global DollarUSDG | USD Stable | $3.077b | $3.092b | -2.44% | $464.64m | 15.1% | -1.33% | $1 | ||
 PAX GoldPAXG | Gold | $1.732b | $1.794b | -3.03% | $16.59m | 0.96% | -13.96% | $4,147 | ||
 Binance USDBUSD | USD Stable | $36.9m | $36.9m | +0.17% | $1.7m | 4.6% | -0.16% | $1 | ||
 Pax DollarUSDP | USD Stable | $24.92m | $25.95m | -7.57% | $16.96m | 68.05% | +1.32% | $0.99 | ||
About Paxos
Paxos is a blockchain infrastructure company providing settlement and custody services, including the PAX stablecoin and RWA tokenization technology. It operates under NY charter as a trust company and specializes in regulated digital asset services.
Entity
Legal entityPaxos Trust Company, LLC
HeadquartersNew York, USA
Founded2012
Primary chainEthereum
Entity structure
Paxos Trust Company N.A. is the US regulated entity issuing PYUSD, USDP and PAXG and managing legacy BUSD reserves. Paxos Digital Singapore issues USDG under MAS oversight and a European entity issues USDG under MiCA. Paxos also operates Paxos Labs and the acquired Fordefi custody business.
Registry
Paxos Trust Company, LLC (New York; NYDFS-chartered trust). Founded 2012 by Charles Cascarilla and Rich Teo. Issuer of PAXG (gold-backed), USDP (Paxos Standard), and historically BUSD (Binance USD, discontinued Feb-2024 by NYDFS order). PayPal's USDC custody partner. Backed by Oak Hill Capital, Founders Fund, Mithril.
Regulation
Received the first NYDFS limited purpose trust charter for digital assets in 2015 and completed conversion to Paxos Trust Company N.A. under OCC supervision in December 2025. Paxos Digital Singapore Pte. Ltd. holds full MAS approval as a major payments institution (July 2024) and issues USDG from Singapore, with an EU entity issuing USDG under MiCA and a UAE authorization as its third issuance market.
Compliance
Of 4 assets
Attested4 of 4
KYC to mint or redeem4 of 4
Allowlisted to holdunknown
Transferable4 of 4
Self custody4 of 4
Redeemable4 of 4
Attestation frequencyMonthly
Last attestationMonthly (Withum)
Fees & revenue
Revenue modelFloat Income + Custody Fees
ConfidenceIssuer-Disclosed
Paxos earns float income on stablecoin reserves (invested in short-duration treasuries and bank deposits), plus institutional custody / brokerage fees. PAXG carries a small annual storage fee (~0.02% built into the spread). White-label stablecoin issuance is a significant revenue line (PayPal USD, Mastercard partnerships).
Milestones
- 2025-12conversion to OCC national trust charter completed
- 2024-11Global Dollar USDG launches from Singapore with the Global Dollar Network
- 2024-07full MAS approval for Paxos Digital Singapore
- 2023-08PayPal USD launches, issued by Paxos
- 2023-02Paxos halts BUSD minting as directed by NYDFS