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- Stablecoin Yield
- Entity
- All 3 PayPal products
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- paypal.com
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Scored 67 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read on file.
PayPal PYUSD Rewards
PYUSD rewards in PayPal and Venmo
Stablecoin Yield
#2 Overall
Ranked #2 of 8 stablecoin yield in the published ranking
67
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- Low evidence confidence
Is PayPal PYUSD Rewards right for you?
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Where the yield comes from2/10 here; Ondo USDY scores 8
- Redemption quality6/10 here; BlackRock BUIDL (via Securitize) scores 8
- Open to you7/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 9
- Rate conditions7/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 10
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What will PayPal PYUSD Rewards cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Your stake
- $32k
- Expected gross yield
- 5%
How safe is PayPal PYUSD Rewards?
- Evidence: unknown4 of 4 criteria scored; no receipt file yet. The score is provisional until a quoted source is on file.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to PayPal PYUSD Rewards
Compare all 4- 3Ondo USDYLevel on score · stronger on where the yield comes from (8 against 2)67
- 4BlackRock BUIDL (via Securitize)3 points below · stronger on where the yield comes from (8 against 2)64
- 5Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS)4 points below · stronger on where the yield comes from (5 against 2)63
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Why this rank
Why PayPal PYUSD Rewards ranks #2
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (16.8 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
302+1.924.010#6/8Loading evidence…
266+4.995.59#4/8Loading evidence…
247+5.386.09#3/8Loading evidence…
207+4.486.510#3/8Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−19behind Spiko (USTBL / EUTBL), #1
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 65–69 and ranks #2–#3
Evidence4 of 4 scoredno receipt file for this category
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of PayPal PYUSD Rewards’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
What actually pays the yield 2 → 1 on its ladder · Ondo USDY passes it−165#2 → #3
Redemption & claim quality 6 → 5 on its ladder · Ondo USDY passes it−165#2 → #3
Access reality 7 → 6 on its ladder · Ondo USDY passes it−165#2 → #3
Strengths
0 from the score dataWhere it leads
No scored criterion is at or within one point of the category best, so no strength can be stated from the data.
Tradeoffs
4 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- What actually pays the yield — 2/10 against a category best of 10/10
- Redemption & claim quality — 6/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Access reality — 7/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Conditions on the headline rate — 7/10 against a category best of 10/10
Record watch-outs
- Explicitly a variable rate PayPal can change at any time
- The OCC’s GENIUS Act proposed rule would presume prohibited yield paid through an issuer’s arrangement with an affiliate or related third party
- Custodial claim on PayPal — not a bank, not FDIC-insured
- Rewards are credited at the latest within 30 days after the next month starts; SSN/TIN may be requested for tax purposes
Competitive position
Where PayPal PYUSD Rewards leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 820.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#5 / 812.6 of 30 · best 21.3
Friction#1 / 87.3 of 10 · pool best
Trust record#4 / 83.2 of 8 · best 6.4
Measured data#1 / 88.3 of 18 · constant here
Where PayPal PYUSD Rewards leads
- Access reality#3 / 8
- Conditions on the headline rate#3 / 8
Where it trails
- What actually pays the yield#6 / 8
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Ondo USDY#3 of 8 · score 67 · same score
PayPal PYUSD Rewards leads on
- Access reality7 vs 3
- Conditions on the headline rate7 vs 6
Ondo USDY leads on
- What actually pays the yield8 vs 2
- Redemption & claim quality7 vs 6
Largest single reason PayPal PYUSD Rewards is ahead: friction (+12.0 display points).Scenario cost: Ondo USDY has no verified pricing for this scenario.
BlackRock BUIDL (via Securitize)#4 of 8 · score 64 · 3.0 points behind
PayPal PYUSD Rewards leads on
- Access reality7 vs 1
- Conditions on the headline rate7 vs 3
BlackRock BUIDL (via Securitize) leads on
- What actually pays the yield8 vs 2
- Redemption & claim quality8 vs 6
Largest single reason PayPal PYUSD Rewards is ahead: friction (+12.0 display points).Scenario cost: BlackRock BUIDL (via Securitize) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS)#5 of 8 · score 63 · 4.0 points behind
PayPal PYUSD Rewards leads on
- Redemption & claim quality6 vs 3
Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) leads on
- What actually pays the yield5 vs 2
- Access reality9 vs 7
- Conditions on the headline rate10 vs 7
Largest single reason PayPal PYUSD Rewards is ahead: friction (+12.0 display points).Scenario cost: Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
86 vs 67 · gap 19.0Why Spiko (USTBL / EUTBL) ranks above PayPal PYUSD Rewards
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 19.0 to within rounding. PayPal PYUSD Rewards is ahead on friction (+12.0 in its favour).
DimensionThisSpiko (USTBL / EUTBL)Gap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here20.020.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight12.621.3−22.6, worse
Friction · 12% weight7.32.7+12.0, better
Trust record · 9% weight3.26.4−8.3, worse
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisSpiko (USTBL / EUTBL)Points
What actually pays the yield · w30210−7.68, worse
Redemption & claim quality · w2669−2.50, worse
Access reality · w2478−0.77, worse
Conditions on the headline rate · w2078−0.64, worse
Net6786−19.0
Your scenario
PayPal PYUSD Rewards is not priced for this scenario
The operator's cut of the rewards your stake earns — not a fee on the stake itself. Gross yield is your assumption, not ours. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
commission/yr · default scenario — set your own
Your stake · your input$32k
Expected gross yield · your input5%
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 14 September 2026.
commission/yrCost is stated as commission/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 8 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
8 of 8 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
No evidence reading date recorded
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceUnknownno observation on file
No structured observation on file for this category; the strengths are the catalog’s published values.Public receiptsReading…category publishes no receipt file
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceNot yet ratedcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
No structured observation on file for this category; the receipt count is not counted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #2 to #3 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.No structured observation is on file for this provider in this category; the strengths are the catalog’s published values.
8 listed rows in this category still await an evidence read and sit outside the scored pool.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
What actually pays the yieldstrength 2 · weight 30Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Redemption & claim qualitystrength 6 · weight 26Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Access realitystrength 7 · weight 24Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Conditions on the headline ratestrength 7 · weight 20Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Insolvency failure (PayPal PYUSD Rewards 2/10): the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.Scored by What actually pays the yield · 30%
- Regulatory failure (PayPal PYUSD Rewards 7/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.Scored by Access reality · 24%
- Exit failure (PayPal PYUSD Rewards 6/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Redemption & claim quality · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Execution failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Conditions on the headline rate (20%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- 4% annual rewards, read 14 September 2026 on PayPal's PYUSD page ('Annual reward rate as of today. Rewards rate is subject to change.'). Calculated on the average daily PYUSD balance and paid monthly in PYUSD, credited at the latest within 30 days after the next month starts. Opt-in, minimum 1 PYUSD, no fees to buy, sell, hold or transfer PYUSD for eligible PayPal users. PayPal's terms say the rate is set 'in our sole discretion and is not guaranteed' and may be changed at any time by email notification; SSN/TIN may be requested for tax purposes. Paxos states PYUSD is issued by Paxos Trust Company, N.A. under OCC oversight; holdings are not deposits and not FDIC-insured.PayPal official PYUSD page ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Prices published in
- USDPayPal official PYUSD page ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Ethereum, Solana, custodial wallet
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Global stablecoin holders
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Opt-in, 1 PYUSD minimum, no fee; paid monthly and credited at the latest within 30 days after the next month starts; SSN/TIN may be requested for tax purposes.
- Availability note
- US (PayPal and Venmo); programme access referenced in 60+ markets and expanding.
Legal entity on file: PayPal, placed in 3 products. Only confirmed entities are shown; nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
12 methodology entries
- currentCurrent verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 67, #2 of 8. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.7Forty-one more products are offered only where their own quoted terms serve- fixed 141 country exclusions on 31 rows, each the name of a country the row's own quoted terms exclude: for example Mercuryo Hungary, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia and Morocco; Gemini Custody the United Kingdom, Australia and the EU after its wind-down; Backed xStocks the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Venezuela.
- changed Thirteen rows list the only countries their terms serve: Coins.ph the Philippines, Spritz bill pay, Brex, Unchained, WisdomTree, Franklin BENJI and AnchorWatch the United States (with its territories for AnchorWatch), PRYPCO Mint the UAE, N26 crypto seven EU countries, Gemini Tokenized Stocks the EU, XNET the US, Canada and the UK, Coldbit Steel and MetaMask Card the countries they list.
- changed Published (no-country) orders do not move. Country results change: in India six categories each lose one row (bill pay, cards, off-ramps, P2P, seed backup, tokenised real estate), and bill pay there has no row confirmed available, so it shows the published order marked as such; country pages list 23 fewer rows (24,357 to 24,334). The grounding test now matches full country names in any case, which shows seven earlier exclusions were quoted all along: the named debt of unquoted exclusions falls from 40 to 33 pairs.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt stablecoin_yield:paypal_pyusd_rewards:2026.10.18:8109fb8e2d2b
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