EP 58: Analysis of UST (TerraUSD) | Algo Stablecoin on Terra

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$UST VS $LUNA

$UST is not $LUNA

$LUNA is the native token where users have to stake it to be a validator in the Terra blockchain whereas $UST is a stablecoin. They both exist on the Terra ecosystem but are not the same.

Classifying Terra

When we talk about stablecoins we classify them into four different categories:

1. Mechanism: $UST is an algo stablecoin so the mechanism is algorithmic and it has two tokens which are $LUNA and Terra Stablecoin such as $UST.

2. Collateral Type: It doesn't have any collateral

3. Peg: It is pegged to one US dollar

4. Collateral amount: It doesn't have any collateral reserve

$LUNA

1. A lot of people think that $UST is backed by $LUNA but that's not true.

2. $LUNA is used in the reserve and is used to maintain price stability.

3. At the same time, $LUNA is not considered traditional collateral. It is 100% algorithmic

$UST Creation

When $UST is less than a dollar you take your $UST to go to the Terra network and exchange it for $LUNA and that's how you mint $LUNA and destroy $UST. When you destroy $UST the supply goes down and the value of the remaining $UST goes up.

When $UST is above one dollar and you have $LUNA then you go to the system exchange it for $UST and then you can go to the open market and sell $UST at maybe a dollar and ten cents instead of a dollar but you get it for a dollar so that's how the internal mechanism works to balance the price of $UST because internally they will always value $UST at one dollar. This is an algorithmic system because the value of $UST and the value of $LUNA is determined by outside markets but internally it will always value $UST at one dollar and $LUNA at whatever the price it is.

What Else Did You Miss?

• Stability

  • Demand of $UST

  • Value of $LUNA

  • The utility of $LUNA

• $UST Stats (till March 21)

• Terra Ecosystem

  • On-Chain

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TLDR:

It can be said that Terra is making a smart development in the process of building and developing its ecosystem. By offering a stablecoin, which has a very good anchoring mechanism thanks to a reasonable incentive, good stability, and using it directly to the end-users.

It can be said that there is no project that can reach end-users as well as Terra, when most of them focus on Crypto humand.

Thus, the demand for Terra Stablecoin will increase and positively impact the value of $LUNA. In addition, Terra has added incentives for $LUNA Holders, making it even more valuable in the future. This can be said to be a "late birth" project, but it has outstanding power. Let's follow Terra!