PayPal pauses stablecoin work amid regulatory scrutiny of crypto - Bloomberg News


FILE PHOTO A smartphone with the PayPal logo is placed on a laptop in this illustration taken on July 14 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with the PayPal logo is placed on a laptop in this illustration taken on July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc is pausing work on its stablecoin as regulators increase scrutiny of cryptocurrencies and a key partner on the project faces a probe by the New York State Department of Financial Services, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

PayPal had hoped to debut the stablecoin, which will be backed one for one by the dollar, in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

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