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Feb 13 4 tweets 3 min read
So $BUSD is "SAFU"?

It depends - it's important to recognize the QUALITATIVE difference between $BUSD on the #ethereum #blockchain that is issued by @PaxosGlobal and regulated by the @NYDFS and the stuff that exists on the #BNBChain.

And boy is there a HUGE difference.
Just because #Paxos can't mint anymore $BUSD, doesn't mean that it's worthless, it ought to be redeemable (possibly at a discount) but not for zero.

$BUSD on the #BNBChain is an entirely different story.

Remember, $BUSD that's on the BNB Beacon Chain or BNB Smart Chain...
is supposed to be backed by $BUSD in the attestation wallets on #Ethereum with the equivalent #Paxos product.

So while Paxos can't mint anymore $BUSD, there's technically nothing stopping @binance from minting as much $BUSD as it likes on other blockchains.
And there's good precedent of it doing so. Not saying that it would again, but it's happened before.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Feb 13
What if $BUSD as a security was a red herring all along?

Stay with me for a minute.

Looking at the case law, unless there are facts we are unaware of, it would be very challenging and nothing short of legal gymnastics to even attempt to argue $BUSD on Paxos is a security.
The caselaw can be found here. Everyone is looking at the Howey Test, but the real meat of the matter is likely to be covered by a different case Reves Et Al. v. Ernst & Young found here:

scholar.google.com.sg/scholar_case?c…
But bear in mind, a Wells notice is merely a formal letter informing the recipient of an intention to litigate and providing an opportunity for the respondent to provide cause as to why the @SECGov should not proceed.
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Jan 3
When is a #dollar not a #dollar?

Should the dollar in your bank account be qualitatively different than the George Washington in your wallet?

Even if the denominations are the same?
Even when it comes to the fiat currency that we're used to, it can be argued that cash in the hand "feels" different from the money we have in our bank accounts.

But their effect is the same.

Outside of the first US$250,000 in FDIC insured deposits, everything else is risk.
When @binance started minting $BUSD on the #Binance Chain (now called BNB Beacon Chain) and the Binance Smart Chain (now called BNB Smart Chain) no one really peeked beneath the hood to see that these were QUALITATIVELY different from the $BUSD associated with @PaxosGlobal
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