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Dorothy Chang
Mar 12, 2019

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Maker rebates on ALL trades – Only on itBit

Dorothy Chang 三月 15, 2019

New Maker Rebates for ETH Trades on itBit

Paxos 一月 23, 2019

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Unveiling the New Paxos.com

Dorothy Chang 三月 12, 2019

We re-designed Paxos.com to reveal more about our mission to mobilize assets and create a frictionless economy. Read more to learn about upcoming products.

Women to Watch in Blockchain

Paxos 三月 8, 2019

In celebration of International Women’s Day this year, we are putting a spotlight on some of the most inspiring women who have had an impact in blockchain.

New Maker Rebates for ETH Trades on itBit

Paxos 一月 23, 2019

We’re excited to share that on itBit, the Paxos exchange, itBit customers will now begin receiving 3.5 bps rebates of the notional value on all

PAX Weekly Updates — January 16, 2019

Paxos 一月 16, 2019

Today, we are excited to announce that we will be jump-starting a new initiative to share weekly updates on Paxos activity in an effort to bring more transparency into this space.

Regulation in the Crypto World, Part I: Leading the Way into the Light

Paxos 一月 3, 2019

At Paxos, we believe crypto and blockchain will transform the way value and assets move around the world.

Paxos Standard Crosses $5B in Transactions in First 3 Months

Paxos 十二月 13, 2018

The first regulated stablecoin marks 3 months with record-breaking growth and global adoption.

itBit Now Offers ETH Trading — and ZERO Trading Fees in December

Paxos 十二月 7, 2018

We’re happy to announce that itBit customers can now start trading Ethereum (ETH) through the itBit exchange, both at itbit.com and via our FIX & REST APIs.

Binance Lists PAX as a Base Currency

Paxos 十一月 29, 2018

We’re excited to share that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has now added the Paxos Standard (PAX) stablecoin as a base currency.

Paxos to Partner with Bitpay, Global Bitcoin Payment Service

Paxos 十一月 20, 2018

We are excited to announce that the Paxos Standard token (PAX) is now a settlement option for BitPay merchants around the world.

Designing Paxos Standard’s Minimal Smart Contract

Paxos 十月 30, 2018

This blog post discusses the design of the PAX ethereum smart contracts with an emphasis on our minimalist contract design philosophy.

Paxos Introduces Faster Processing

Paxos 十月 26, 2018

We are excited to share that we have added several more windows for PAX conversions and fiat deposits/withdrawals!

How to Build a Great Engineering Team

Paxos 十月 24, 2018

Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to build out a world-class engineering team at Paxos, a fintech startup on an ambitious mission to enable the movement of any asset at any time in a trustworthy way.

Paxos Standard Sees Massive Adoption in Its First Month

Paxos 十月 15, 2018

Today, we announced that the Paxos Standard token has achieved the fastest, broadest distribution of any digital asset, with support from over 20 top global exchanges and OTC desks within just one month of its launch.

Binance Lists Paxos Standard (PAX) Against Tether (USDT)

Paxos 十月 4, 2018

We’re excited to share that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has today listed the Paxos Standard token (PAX) against tether (USDT).

Monthly Attestation Reports

Paxos 十月 2, 2018

As we bring trust and transparency to the digital asset market with PAX, the industry’s first regulated stablecoin, we are pleased to share our first month-end attestation report, prepared and published by nationally-ranked auditing firm Withum.

How to speed up local Kubernetes development by proxying Helm charts

Paxos 九月 28, 2018

At Paxos, we’ve been running our services on Kubernetes for a while, but had trouble managing multiple environments until we adopted Helm and ChartMuseum.

Binance lists Paxos Standard token (PAX)

Paxos 九月 21, 2018

We are excited to share that Binance, currently the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will list our Paxos Standard token (ticker symbol PAX).

Paxos launches new stablecoin, Paxos Standard (PAX)

Paxos 九月 14, 2018

This week, Paxos announced the launch of Paxos Standard™, the world’s first regulated crypto asset.

Introducing Paxos Standard (PAX), the new digital dollar

Paxos 九月 10, 2018

We’re thrilled to announce that today we launched the Paxos Standard token, a new digital asset that is collateralized 1:1 with the U.S. dollar.

Paxos Continues Growth Trajectory, Adds Seasoned Executives Nancy Dornbush as Global Head of Operations, and Dorothy Chang, VP of Marketing and Communications

Paxos 八月 16, 2018

Paxos continues to grow and scale operations, having recently announced a $65M capital raise bringing us to $93M in total funding.

Paxos Confirmation Service goes live today with first customer, INTL FCStone

Paxos 八月 8, 2018

We are excited to announce that INTL FCStone Ltd’s Precious Metals Division is now using Paxos Confirmation Service, a tool we designed specifically for the post-trade needs of the precious metals market.

Chad Cascarilla on Leaderships Strategies to Improve Company Culture

Paxos 八月 1, 2018

Last week, Authority Magazine sat down with Paxos CEO and Founder, Chad Cascarilla, to gain insight into our company culture and how it’s been shaped over time.

itBit and ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc. Execute First Exchange for Physical Transaction Settled Using Bitcoin

Paxos 七月 30, 2018

We are excited to announce that, together with our partners at ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc., itBit has completed the first “Exchange for Physical” (EFP) Bitcoin transaction on behalf of two institutional investor clients.

New, More Cost-Effective Fee Structure Now on itBit

Paxos 七月 13, 2018

We’re excited to announce that we have updated the fee structure on itBit — making our exchange the most competitive in the industry!

itBit Now Offers Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Stellar Lumens

Paxos 六月 14, 2018

We are excited to announce that we now offer expanded regulated trading and custody services for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Stellar Lumens (XLM).

Shrink your ops team by putting the Dev in DevOps

Paxos 六月 11, 2018

Every software system requires an exhaustive amount of configuration and maintenance: from provisioning servers, deploying code, installing and upgrading services, to storing data, managing DNS records and applying security protocols, there is a tremendous amount to consider.

Paxos Continues Growth of Modern Settlement Platform with $65M Series B Funding

Paxos 五月 31, 2018

Funding to further Paxos dramatically helping financial institutions reduce settlement risk

DFS Continues to Support New York FinTech

Paxos 五月 17, 2018

Paxos Trust Company LLC, an Existing DFS Licensee, is Now Authorized to Offer Bankchain Precious Metals Platform

Should I Migrate to an Async Framework?

Paxos 十月 12, 2017

The main problem with (traditional) synchronous code, is that processes hang while waiting for external data.

Blockchain 101 — Elliptic Curve Cryptography

Paxos 八月 15, 2017

In this series of articles, I’m aiming to give you a solid foundation for blockchain development.

Why aren’t distributed systems engineers working on blockchain technology?

Paxos 八月 1, 2017

For the last 15 years, I have predominantly worked on Distributed Systems of various size and complexity. Over the last couple of years, I have become

Crypto Asset Custody Services Now Available Through itBit

Paxos 七月 11, 2017

itBit’s Institutional Client Group now offers crypto asset custody services for institutions seeking to custody or sub-custody assets with a regulated NY State Trust Company.

Blockchain 101 — Foundational Math

Paxos 七月 6, 2017

Getting into blockchain development can be pretty intimidating. There’s a whole host of weird terms that are thrown around like “coinbase” and “merkle root” that not only look odd, but are not obvious.

Modern Trader names Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla one of Fintech’s Top 50 Leaders

Paxos 五月 18, 2017

Last year our CEO Charles Cascarilla was featured in Modern Trader, discussing early adoption and future applications of blockchain technology.

Why Take-Home Tests are Awesome

Paxos 五月 11, 2017

At Paxos, we give all software engineering candidates a short take-home test before deciding if we want to move forward with an in-person interview.

Write Fast Apps Using Async Python 3.6 and Redis

Paxos 四月 27, 2017

One of the common complaints people have about python and other popular interpreted languages (Ruby, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, etc) is that they’re slow.

The Blockchain is Evolutionary not Revolutionary

Paxos 二月 23, 2017

Many people across the technology and financial industries are dubbing blockchains as the greatest innovation since the Internet.

Paxos Appoints Former NYSE CEO Duncan L. Niederauer to Board of Directors

Paxos 十一月 29, 2016

Paxos today announced the appointment of Duncan L. Niederauer, the former Chief Executive Officer of The New York Stock Exchange, to the company’s Board of Directors.

How Will Blockchain Technology Revolutionize Asset Management?

Paxos 九月 14, 2016

Although asset managers initially explored Bitcoin as a new investment opportunity, it is digital securities settlement infrastructure inspired by Bitcoin’s underlying technology, blockchain, that may have a greater impact on buy-side firms.

Revolutionary Blockchain Technology Firm, Paxos, Unveiled Today

Paxos 九月 13, 2016

Paxos, a financial technology company delivering revolutionary blockchain solutions for global financial institutions, today unveiled its new brand.

Press Release: itBit Announces Senior Level Appointments — Jim Manzi and Ed Giorgio

Paxos 八月 14, 2015

itBit today announced the appointment of Jim Manz, and Ed Giorgio to the company’s Advisory Board.

Introducing itBit’s Global OTC Agency Trading Desk

Paxos 七月 21, 2015

We are proud to introduce the itBit Global OTC Agency Trading Desk, a boutique service that specializes in facilitating large transactions over 100 bitcoins.

Breaking Ground in the United States

Paxos 七月 5, 2015

Today, we opened our doors to all customers in the United States to trade on itBit.

itBit’s Trust Charter

Paxos 五月 18, 2015

Since launching in the U.S. last week, we have answered a number of questions from the community.

itBit’s Stance on Regulation and Risk Management

Paxos 十一月 9, 2014

Having spent years researching and using digital currency exchanges as a trader and in light of the most recent market events, I wanted to provide itBit’s perspective on the current state of the industry.