Stablecoin issuer Paxos acknowledged that it has received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, indicating a possible enforcement action based on the charge that its Binance USD constitutes an unregistered security, according to a Monday press release. BUSD is a stablecoin branded by Binance that’s pegged to the U.S. dollar.
But the firm said it “categorically disagrees with the SEC staff because BUSD is not a security under the federal securities laws.” It also claimed that Paxos is “always backed 1:1 with U.S. dollar-denominated reserves, fully segregated and held in bankruptcy remote accounts,” and said the firm is “prepared to vigorously litigate if necessary.”
Source: Paxos ‘Categorically Disagrees’ With SEC That BUSD Is a Security, Says It Will Litigate if Needed
