LayerZero, the leading interoperability protocol, today announced that PayPal USD (PYUSD) now utilizes LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) Standard to enable transfers between Ethereum and Solana.
The integration eliminates liquidity fragmentation and ensures fast, secure, and cost-effective transactions for both users and businesses.
By utilizing LayerZero, PYUSD will now enable users who self-custody their tokens to seamlessly transfer assets between blockchains - without needing to rely on centralized platforms like Venmo or PayPal.
“The OFT standard unlocks a new level of interoperability for stablecoins,” said Bryan Pellegrino, CEO of LayerZero Labs. “By using LayerZero, PYUSD can move seamlessly between Ethereum and Solana - helping holders move their tokens between chains to use how they want and when they need to.”
Security and Flexibility Built-In: Each PYUSD transfer is secured by PayPal USD’s and Paxos’ hand-picked group of Decentralized Verifier Networks (DVNs). At launch, the security stack includes Paxos, Google Cloud, LayerZero Labs, Horizen Labs and Nethermind as verifiers, ensuring resilient, diverse, and enterprise-grade protection for transactions of all sizes. Paxos retains the flexibility to add or replace verifiers, ensuring continued security and eliminating vendor lock-in risks.
“We believe that PYUSD holders will welcome the flexibility and convenience offered by LayerZero,” said Jose Fernandez da Ponte, Senior Vice President of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Currencies at PayPal.
Use of the LayerZero OFT Standard will facilitate PYUSD holders’ choices of which blockchain they want to use. Whether on Ethereum or Solana, PYUSD will continue to develop digital commerce, delivering faster, more accessible payments that reflect the future of blockchain-based commerce.