Algorithmic Stability: How FRAX Is Developing the Future of Stablecoins
Part-collateralized, part-algorithmically stabilized stablecoin, FRAX is the world’s first fractional-algorithmic stablecoin. The Frax protocol is ideologically pure, extremely stable, and highly scalable on-chain money that consists of a two-token system. The stablecoin Frax (FRAX), and the governance token Frax Shares (FXS). As Cryptocurrencies Rise so Too Stablecoins Amongst economical uncertainty and global financial instability, cryptocurrencies have been evolving rapidly. Cast aside as ‘fake’ online money by the masses for years, the canyon between fiat and crypto....
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He clarified that it's mostly fiat money stablecoins that bear the brunt of this regulatory scrutiny. Stablecoins, or crypto assets which peg their value to less volatile fiat money, are useful tools for a variety of reasons. They can be used to cash out crypto investments, send or receive stable money abroad, and to pay for everyday consumer transactions without fear of fluctuation. A recent estimate from the Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, put the total stablecoin supply at roughly $150 billion.But central banks, the issuers of traditional fiat money around the globe, do not....
By using crowdsourced price oracles, the developers behind Frax and Partisia hope to accomplish a more complete picture of the current inflation environment. On Thursday, Frax Finance, a developer of algorithmic stablecoins, announced it would launch the Frax Price Index, or FPI, on the Partisia blockchain. The benchmark would have its stablecoin pegged to it and serve as a competitor to the standard Consumer Price Index, or CPI. Although the latter is a near-universally adopted inflation gauge, skeptics have claimed that its methodology does not account for items such as housing prices,....
As long as stablecoin “liquidity is growing proportionally with each other," there won’t ever be true competition between stablecoins, says Frax Finance's Sam Kazemian. Stablecoin projects need to take a more collaborative approach to grow each other’s liquidity and the ecosystem as a whole, says Sam Kazemian, the founder of Frax Finance.Speaking to Cointelegraph, Kazemian explained that as long as stablecoin “liquidity is growing proportionally with each other” through shared liquidity pools and collateral schemes, there won’t ever be true competition between stablecoins. Kazemian’s FRAX....
The collapse of algorithmic stablecoin UST created a ripple effect not just in the crypto market but among world regulators as well. The collapse of the Terra ecosystem, which subsequently depegged its algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) value and crashed it to an all-time low of $0.30, has cast doubt over the future of not just algorithmic stablecoins but all stablecoins in general.UST’s success and stability were intertwined with its sibling, LUNA, which creates arbitrage opportunities that, in theory, should keep UST’s price steady. If UST’s price drops below $1, it can be burned in....
Are algorithmic stablecoins trying to clone the intrinsic qualities of fiat money or dollar; like security? The recent craze over algorithmic stablecoins has stirred mixed reactions from the crypto community. For crying out loud, it has been an emotional contagion for crypto enthusiasts everywhere. So, is it overkill? Are algorithmic stablecoins too ambitious? Suggested Reading […]