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The Gemini Dollar Stablecoin: GUSD, is it the best dollar backed stablecoin?

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Stablecoin information article one: Gemini Dollar.

Gemini Dollar

  • ERC20 token minted on the Ethereum blockchain.
  • It is backed one to one with USD.
  • It is backed by dollars held in a FDIC insured bank account.
  • The Gemini smart contract is audited by Trails of Bits.
  • Gemini exchange security includes KYC (know your customer) and AML anti-money laundering.
  • Gemini dollar is audited monthly by BPM, a private accounting firm.
  • Gemini Dollars are like Coupon redeemable for USD
  • There are no fees to buy or sell Gemini Dollars on the Gemini Exchange
  • Gemini Exchange is certified by the New York Department of Financial Services, and fulfills all New York State Banking regulations voluntarily

Utility

  • The Gemini Dollar is available and utilized in trading pairs on multiple cryptocurrency DeFi projects, including: 1Inch, AAVE, Argent, Balancer, Curve, X DerivaDEX, Harvest, Maker, Uniswap, Yearn, Zapper and Zerion.

Proof of Solvancy

  • A new concept, to prove a stablecoin is indeed backed one to one by US Dollars.
  • Gemini dollars are constructed to fulfill this requirement.
  • Gemini Dollars are created when customers buy them with US Dollars, which are then deposited in a FDIC insured savings account.
  • Thus the Gemini Dollar is the first, and perhaps only stablecoin which is FDIC insured.

Safety

  • Based on it being FDIC insured, and backed 1:1 by US Dollars, it is perhaps the safest of the dollar backed Stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market, and some might argue it is the safest stablecoin on the market by traditional finance standards.
  • What do you think?

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