Paxful co-founder Ray Youssef pledged to create a public trust fund with personal shares to safeguard user interests
ChainCatcher news, Ray Youssef, who stepped down as CEO of Paxful on April 18, stated that he and the co-founder have reached an impasse regarding the company's direction, and both parties have agreed to appoint Srinivas Raju from the law firm Richards, Layton & Finger (appointed by court order) as the custodian of Paxful throughout the process. As the custodian, Srini has full power and control over the company and its operations and management. In the coming month, Srini will attempt to help stabilize Paxful while preparing to propose to the court how the business should proceed. Srini is considering all possible suggestions for the future of Paxful.Ray Youssef stated that although he has resigned as CEO, his top priority will still be to resolve the issue of frozen user funds and the reliability of the Paxful wallet. Through his efforts, 88% of the frozen accounts have been unfrozen. Paxful still has just under $450 in frozen funds, accounting for about 3.3% of all customer funds that cannot be withdrawn.Youssef had previously proposed an agreement to another co-founder, asking him to buy all of Youssef's shares in Paxful for 1 satoshi, provided he performed the necessary compliance work to unfreeze the remaining accounts, but the latter rejected the proposal.Now Ray Youssef has proposed a new plan to address the issue without the approval of the other co-founder. Ray Youssef will place 99.9% of his personal shares in Paxful (which accounts for over 45% of the company) into a public trust fund. The funds generated from Ray Youssef's shares will be used to ensure that every Paxful user's funds are intact. Any remaining funds will be directly provided to the Built With Bitcoin Foundation to build schools.Additionally, Ray Youssef's goal is for Paxful Wallet to remain operational for at least two years, allowing Paxful to withdraw all frozen funds from the platform and giving users time to retrieve them. "Through my public trust, I will still retain my board voting rights and will continue to hold Paxful accountable to the best interests of users." (source link)