1/ Have you ever sent some $cUSD from your @ValoraApp to a friend? How did it feel?
If not, it’s time for you to learn more about @CeloOrg and $cUSD
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2/ $cUSD is a stable coin that lives on the Celo Blockchain.
The value of $cUSD is secured through the collateralization of $CELO – the native currency of the Celo Blockchain – and other crypto assets.
3/ The principle of $cUSD is similar to $DAI which represents stabilized USD through overcollateralization of volatile crypto assets (mostly $ETH) via the Maker Protocol.
4/ The amount of $cUSD in circulation has grown from a little less than 20 million USD at the beginning of 2021 to more than 90 million USD today:
5/ @ValoraApp is the preferred option to store your $cUSD
While designed initially for the Celo Ecosystem, the Valora wallet operates as a separate, standalone company.
It is backed by @a16z among other VCs and has the objective to onboard even more users into DeFi
6/ @Moola_Market – a money markets protocols targeted at $cUSD and its Euro equivalent $cEUR – offers interest rates for staking your $cUSD
They are currently around 2.9% for $cUSD – however, the fees are significantly lower than say for example on Ethereum.
7/ $cUSD for now is mostly used for remittances
However, the DeFi use cases are expanding which lets us assume that the amount of $cUSD in circulation will continue to grow
8/ Eventually, let’s put things in perspective and compare the size of $cUSD to $DAI (both stable coins follow a similar approach):
$cUSD: 92 mn$ (Celo Ecosystem)
$DAI: 6.5 bn$ (Ethereum Ecosystem)Naturally $cUSD is much smaller since it is serving a smaller ecosystem