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NYDFS-regulated

Issued by a New York limited-purpose trust company supervised by the Department of Financial Services.

Jurisdiction
New York State, USA
Regulator
New York State Department of Financial Services
In force
Stablecoin guidance issued June 2022; trust charters predate it
Reserve rule
Fully backed by US Treasury bills with a short maturity, reverse repo and deposits, held separately from corporate assets and attested monthly by an independent CPA.
Redemption right
Redemption at par no later than two business days after a conforming request.
Disclosure
Monthly attestation published by an independent auditor under AICPA standards.

What this regime does not protect you from

  • FDIC insurance — trust reserves are not insured deposits
  • Secondary-market price on chains and exchanges
  • The issuer's ability to freeze an address at law-enforcement request

Tokens under NYDFS-regulated (3)

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Stablecoins under NYDFS-regulated
PYUSD logoPYUSDPayPal USD$2.74B$0.9999−1.55%6.84%94
RLUSD logoRLUSDRipple USD$1.76B$1.0003+13.28%4.99%*91
USDP logoUSDPPax Dollar$29.17M$0.9995−8.66%93

Source: NYDFS — Guidance on USD-backed stablecoins. Regime tags describe an issuer's public registrations, not a rating.

Frequently asked

+ What happened to BUSD?

NYDFS ordered Paxos to stop minting new BUSD in February 2023. Redemptions continued, and the token wound down in an orderly way — a live demonstration of what supervised wind-down looks like.