Eric Trump Says Trump Family-Linked World Liberty Financial's Stablecoin USD1 Has Eclipsed PayPal's Digital Dollar: 'The Shift Is Happening'

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Eric Trump said USD1, the stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, has grown larger than PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)‘s PYUSD stablecoin. He described the development as a “major milestone”...

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