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Jul 8, 2022
by Jafrin Ahmed
DeFi Platform AAVE To Launch Its Own Stablecoin
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Decentralized lending protocol AAVE announced the plan to launch its own dollar-pegged stablecoin, backed by user collateral. Currently, the proposal is up for discussion and would need to pass a governance vote to be implemented.
Aave is Launching a New Stablecoin
On July 7, AAVE proposed a new dollar-pegged stablecoin called GHO to the protocol's DAO. The proposed stablecoin is similar to DAI of the MakerDAO protocol, the most popular stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain.
"GHO would be backed by a diversified set of crypto-assets chosen at the users' discretion, while borrowers continue earning interest on their underlying collateral," the governance proposal reads.
A DAO, made up of all Aave token holders, will vote on the proposal after a feedback period.
"If approved, the introduction of GHO would make stablecoin borrowing on the Aave Protocol more competitive, provide more optionality for stablecoin users and generate additional revenue for the Aave DAO by sending 100% of interest payments on GHO borrows to the DAO," it added.
Aave currently has a total value locked of $6.6 billion, according to data from DeFi Llama. Its native token, AAVE, is also the 47th biggest cryptocurrency, with a market cap of nearly $1 billion. At the time of writing, AAVE is currently trading at $72, according to CoinMarketCap.
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Jafrin is a cryptocurrency journalist/researcher fascinated by the world of decentralization. She is hopeful towards blockchain’s innovation and its potential to reshape the world for good. Currently, she is bringing out the best of cryptosphere via covering the latest ins and outs of the blockchain space.