Feb 13 (Reuters) - Paxos said on Monday it had received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating it is considering recommending an action alleging that BUSD is a security and the blockchain firm should have registered the offering under the federal securities laws.

BUSD is a fiat-backed stablecoin issued by Binance and Paxos. (Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)