Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has actually alerted of “profound impacts” on the crypto industry if stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD) is ruled as a security. His caution followed a supposed suit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) versus Paxos, the company of Binance USD.
Binance’s CEO on SEC Action Against Paxos and BUSD
Following the news that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) means to act versus Paxos Trust Company over stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD), Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) required to Twitter Monday to discuss the scenario.
Paxos, which is controlled by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), also revealed Monday that “it will end its relationship with Binance for the branded stablecoin BUSD.” Paxos also stated it “will cease issuance of new BUSD tokens” on Feb. 21.
“We were informed by Paxos they have been directed to cease minting new BUSD by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS),” Binance’s CEO tweeted, highlighting:
BUSD, although called Binance USD, is not provided or redeemed by Binance … BUSD is a stablecoin entirely owned and handled by Paxos.
CZ kept in mind that when Paxos stops minting brand-new BUSD tokens, the stablecoin’s market cap “will only decrease over time.” At the time of writing, BUSD has a market cap of almost $16 billion, making it the world’s seventh-largest cryptocurrency and the third-largest stablecoin.
According to Zhao, “Paxos will continue to service the product and manage redemptions.” He included that Paxos has actually ensured Binance that funds are safe “and fully covered by reserves in their banks, with their reserves audited many times by various audit firms already.”
CZ on Alleged SEC Lawsuit Against Paxos
The Binance CEO also commented on the supposed SEC suit versus Paxos. While confessing that he is “not an expert on U.S. laws” and has no extra details about the case aside from public news short articles, CZ stated he personally concurs with crypto expert Miles Deutscher’s evaluation.
Deutscher tweeted his viewpoint Monday early morning about the SEC action versus Paxos over Binance USD. He composed:
The SEC has actually identified BUSD as an ‘unregistered security,’ and is suing its company, Paxos. But how on earth is a stablecoin thought about a security, when it plainly doesn’t fulfill the Howey Test requirements. No one has actually ever had ‘the expectation of revenue’ when purchasing BUSD.
In a follow-up tweet, Deutscher acknowledged: “Technically it doesn’t need to pass the Howey Test to be considered a security.” Nonetheless, he worried: “The SEC basically has free reign to define an investable asset as a security if it wishes to. But it undoubtedly sets a scary precedent.”
Commenting on whether BUSD is a security, the Binance CEO alerted:
‘IF’ BUSD is ruled as a security by the courts, it will have extensive effects on how the crypto industry will establish (or not establish) in the jurisdictions where it is ruled as such.
“Binance will continue to support BUSD for the foreseeable future,” CZ included, keeping in mind:
We do predict users moving to other stablecoins gradually. And we will make item changes appropriately — e.g. move far from utilizing BUSD as the primary set for trading, and so on.
“Given the ongoing regulatory uncertainty in certain markets, we will be reviewing other projects in those jurisdictions to ensure our users are insulated from any undue harm,” the Binance executive concluded.
Last week, the SEC did something about it versus Kraken over the crypto exchange’s staking program. The exchange accepted unwind the service for U.S. customers and pay $30 million in disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil charges. Kraken CEO Jesse Powell consequently advised Congress to pass a law to safeguard the U.S. crypto market and U.S. customers “who will now be going offshore to obtain services no longer available in the U.S.”
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