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By Asset 4 - Stablecoins / Synths


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1. Introduction


Stablecoins peg their price to the price of an underlying asset. This underlying asset can be a commodity, a fiat currency, a financial product or another cryptocurrency. They can be collateralized by the same asset (stablecoins), by another asset or basket of assets (synths) or by an algorithm (algorithmic stablecoins).

2. Definitions

The FSB’s 2020 report, “Regulation, Supervision and Oversight of ‘Global Stablecoin’ Arrangements” described three characteristics that distinguish a GSC from other crypto-assets and other stablecoins. Those characteristics include: (i) the existence of a stabilisation mechanism, (ii) the usability as a means of payment and/or store of value, and (iii) the potential reach and adoption across multiple jurisdictions. The first two characteristics (the existence of a stabilisation mechanism and usability as a means of payment and/or store of value), and the unique risks that these characteristics pose, distinguish stablecoins from other crypto-assets. The third, the potential reach and adoption across multiple jurisdictions, differentiates GSCs from other stablecoins.

3. Creating Stablecoins


4. Assets


4.1. Peg

4.2. Collateral

4.3. Existing Stablecoins

Peg TypePeg AssetCollateralExamples
Commodities StablecoinsGoldGold

PAXG, GLD, MCAU, AABBG, NNN,
AWG, PMGT, CTLX, XAUT, DGX, CACHE, RBZ GBDT RBZ ZiG

GoldPAXGGODL
SilverSilverSLVT
OilOil

CRUDE, PDX, PTR, FIX

GemstoneGemstoneGEM
FoodFood

BANANA , SOYA, CORA, WHEA, SOYB, CORB, XCORN, XSOY, XWHEAT, XRICE

Fiat StablecoinsdollarReal StateReal USD
Dollar

TrueUSD, ZUSD

Basket

USDT, USDC, BUSD, FRAX, MIM, Pax Dollar, USDJ, Gemini USD, USDP, Palau, FDUSD, PYUSD

Basket Crypto

DAI, CUSD, USDD, USB, USDe, Raft, eUSD

Endogenous Crypto

TerraUSD,

AlgorithmFei
euroeuro

EURC, EUROe

poundpoundGBPT
Singapur DollarSingapur DollarXSGD
rupiah

IDRT, BIDR

Brazil RealBRZ
UAE DirhamUAE DirhamDRAM
MEX PesoMEX Peso

MXNT, MXNC

Crypto StablecoinsETHETH

frxETH, iDOL,

5. Features


5.1. Decentralization

6. Regulation


7. Market


7.1. Stablecoin Platforms

reserve protocol

erc-3643

catallactic

conigurabl Requirements