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Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by bradly on Monday November 01, 2021 @04:35PM (#29072684)
Is Dai similar to Gemini's GUSD stable coin? It too is backed by Etherium. I think Gemini is paying 8 or 9% APR for holding. Where is that money coming from? Are they loaning out for a higher rate than that?
Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by Zamicol on Monday November 01, 2021 @04:41PM (#29072783)
Maker Dai is nothing like GUSD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_(cryptocurrency)

>Dai is a stablecoin cryptocurrency which aims to keep its value as close to one United States dollar (USD) as possible through an automated system of smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. [...] Dai is created from an overcollateralized loan[.]

Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by swader999 on Monday November 01, 2021 @06:35PM (#29074163)
Ampleforth is the most interesting 'stable coin' I've seen.
Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by adultorata on Monday November 01, 2021 @07:28PM (#29074742)
I agree on this, although ampleforth is not specifically a stablecoin, but nonetheless it's one of the most interesting economic experiments I've witnessed since bitcoin, a true Hayek money had never been possible before in humanity, thanks to chainlink a currency that even Satoshi Nakamoto dreamed of is now possible
Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by swader999 on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:38AM (#29077489)
Yeah you aren't understating it either. I get so excited by it that I have a hard time not sounding like a shill.
Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by rabbitonrails on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:57PM (#29073729)
If you are referring to Gemini Earn, they take your GUSD (or other currency) and take a spread then lend it to Genesis, who takes a spread and then lends it to big institutions. None of this is insured.

https://support.gemini.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056367771-Ar...

Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by webinvest on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:30PM (#29073395)
It’s spelled Ethereum.
Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by santiagobasulto on Monday November 01, 2021 @06:40PM (#29074211)
Thank you, it was driving me crazy.
Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by yreg on Monday November 01, 2021 @06:58PM (#29074391)
Don't worry, that's just the way bridley spells it.
Re:Report on Stablecoins [pdf] by trophycase on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:24PM (#29073324)
Some of it is likely them promoting the use of their stablecoin (paying out of pocket) while a lot of it probably comes from lending it out at higher rates. It is VERY easy to make more than 8-9% on stablecoins.