Cardano Founder Shares Latest Information on Stablecoin Djed
In a recent tweet, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has indicated the progress made on the Djed stablecoin building on Cardano. Djed, a decentralized algorithmic stablecoin for Cardano, developed by IOG and issued by COTI, was launched on the public testnet recently. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson notes this as a major milestone for algorithmic stablecoins.
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The Cardano founder initially took a swipe at Terra following the UST collapse. Terra’s algorithm stablecoin, UST, suffered a fre fall to lows of $0.26 on May 11 after losing its peg. Terra’s native asset, LUNA, has also declined nearly 93% as the incident fueled negative sentiment among Terra holders.
Charles Hoskinson had investigated the progress of SigUSD, an algorithmic stablecoins based on the AgeUSD protocol. The AgeUSD protocol was partnered with the Ergo foundation, IOHK media, and Emurgo, Cardano’s commercial arm. In response to news on SigUSD, the IOHK CEO then said “protodjed is looking good”
Stablecoins are very important for crypto markets because price stability is integrated into the assets themselves. This opens up various chances for DeFi and value transfer without the fear of price swings. The underlying collateral is how they attain price stability.
Cardano’s algorithmic stablecoin is named after Djed, which is the symbol of ”stability” in ancient Egypt and the symbolic backbone of the god Osiris, the god of the afterlife and resurrection.
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Explaining the details on Djed, Cardano developer Sooraj stated: “Djed is the 1st stablecoin protocol for which stability claims are precisely & mathematically stated, proven & formally verified. Djed’s governing algorithm behaves like an autonomous Bank that buys and sells stablecoins for a price in a range that is pegged to a target price.”
The reserved coin, Shen, is charged with making provisions for extra reserves for the pool. Unlike the Djed stablecoin, Shen is not pegged to a specific asset and its price can fluctuate.
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