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PayPal Holdings Inc. plans to expand the use of its stablecoin, PYUSD, across its payment ecosystem, focusing on integrating it into products to serve its 20 million small-to-medium sized merchants. The ETFs, which are designed to amplify returns by using derivatives and debt, experienced increased trading volumes and high risk, leading to steep losses. This allows entities in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to utilize these stablecoins in various digital asset applications such as payments and treasury management. This approval marks a significant step in regulatory clarity and progresses the crypto infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), supported by recent legal frameworks and licensing systems for stablecoins. Despite differing views on the classification of digital assets under federal securities laws, Robinhood adjusted its offerings to align with SEC guidelines, significantly increasing its crypto trading volume and revenues in the fourth quarter of 2024.