By using several tokens as collateral, the Unit Protocol decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol creates USDP stablecoins. Then, the investors utilize USDP to make stable loans without worrying that the collateral's value may drop overnight.
Confuson Regarding the USDP Stablecoin
Due to the existence of two coins sharing the same ticker, the USDP stablecoin is often misunderstood.
In September of 2018, a New York-based business named Paxos released a stablecoin called Pax Dollar (USDP), which is completely regulated and guaranteed by U.S. dollars deposited in a bank. Paxos's USDP stablecoin is issued as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum and is backed by a single U.S. dollar. Thus, one Pax Dollar (USDP) is equivalent to one U.S. dollar. It doesn't help that the Pax Dollar (USDP) was formerly known as the Paxos Standard (PAX).
The fact that its ticker symbol, USDP, is the same as Pax Dollar's doesn't help matters for traders.
While Paxos and Unit.xyz both issue USDP as Ethereum ERC-20 tokens, the Unit protocol does so in a unique token due to its status as a decentralized platform rather than a centralized business.
USDP Stablecoin: What Is It?
The Unit Protocol was designed to allow USDP stablecoins to be issued as loans without the need of conventional banking institutions. The Pax Dollar (USDP), USD Coin (USDC), and Tether (USDT) are all examples of centralized stablecoins created by firms and backed by cash on deposit at banks.
Like Dai stablecoins, Unit Protocol is committed to decentralized finance (DeFi) by basing its redeemable reserves entirely on cryptocurrency.
USDP Stablecoin is issued by Unit Protocol on the basis of supply and demand for deposited tokens, rather than being pegged to any particular peg.
USDP Stablecoin is simply collateralized by tokens rather than fiat money, as opposed to algorithmic stablecoins like LUNA-UST, which rely on the dynamic minting and burning of the network's native token. Initially, 11 tokens, mostly from the most popular lending and yield farming dApps on Ethereum, plus ETH, backed each USDP Stablecoin.
KP3R, ETH, AAVE, MKR, WBTC, COL, YFI, UNI, CRV, COMP, and STAKE were among them. Since then, more than 20 different tokens may be used to back USDP Stablecoins.
Explain the operation of the Unit Protocol.
To ensure a stablecoin's backing, collateral cannot be removed at will. In the absence of such safeguards, a bank robbery or other financial crisis is always a real possibility. For this reason, Unit Protocol requires users to commit their tokens for a set length of time before issuing USDP. Users earn staking incentives in exchange.
Collateralized Debt Position (CDP) is a form of smart contract that is generated when users deposit tokens to collateralize and issue USDP.
Unit Protocol, in other words, makes the process of submitting collateral for a loan comparable to the process of minting a stablecoin. The borrower receives USDP Stablecoin in exchange for the token(s) used as collateral. However, the final USDP issuance will be varied based on the type of token chosen as collateral. This is due to the fact that the Initial Collateral Ratio for each token is unique (ICR).
To make a loan in USDP using MATIC as collateral, for instance, one would need to deposit $1,000 worth of MATIC tokens in exchange for $690 worth of USDP Stablecoin.
With the percentage slider for liquidation risk, users can take a chance on offering larger loans.
But the ICR would be 100% if another stablecoin were chosen as collateral. If you deposit $1,000 in USG Stablecoin, you may borrow the equivalent amount in USDP Stablecoin.
Each deposited token also has a liquidation price that fluctuates with volatility conditions. Tokens with more potential for price fluctuation also tend to have higher liquidation ratios (LR), a measure of debt-to-collateral. For instance, if the CDP's LR is 70% but the collateral's value is lower than the USDP issued, the CDP will be at danger of liquidation (which is a loan).
Due to these value-preserving features, USDP is able to keep its fixed exchange peg with the US dollar. They need to deposit more tokens to avoid liquidation of some of the collateral. And if they don't pay, the LR kicks in like so:
As a means of triggering collateral liquidations, Unit Protocol monitors the current values of deposited tokens via the Chainlink network.
Unit.xyz, like any other decentralized application (dApp), may be accessed without the need for a custodial wallet like MetaMask. Then, all that's needed to do to issue USDP stablecoins as a loan is to choose suitable collateral. The CDP smart contract allows the collateral to be removed after the USDP amount is returned.
The DUCK Token Economy
Similarly, DUCK (formerly COL) is the governance and utility token for Unit (as in collateral). The protocol, formerly known as ThePay.Cash, had a name change in May 2020, during the lockdrop coin offering (LCO).
In December 2020, DUCK tokens were devalued when COL tokens were traded at a ratio of 100:1, making 1 COL = 0.01 DUCK.
The original plan was for 97% of tokens to be allocated to staking incentives. The team, however, has chosen to engage in extensive buybacks and burns to increase the value of each coin. As of November 2022, the total number of DUCK tokens in circulation has been lowered from 320,000,000 to 160,000,000.
Unlike USDP tokens, DUCK tokens cannot be used as collateral when issuing tokens, however they may be used to cast votes and set fee structures inside the protocol.
Charging Per Unit For A Protocol
Depositors paying CDP to issue US Dollars are subject to an issue fee expressed as a percentage of the total amount issued.
The loan's principal plus the liquidation charge equals the total amount due if you default on your loan and have to sell your collateral. Collateral is immediately repossessed and the liquidation charge is subtracted.
If the collateral is liquidated before the loan is repaid in full, the borrower will be charged a penalty. All that is needed to pay the liquidation cost is the collateral. The stability fee is a standard percentage charged whenever collateral is placed in order to borrow US dollars.
Token holders of the DUCK cryptocurrency have the ability to vote on any change adjustments.
An Overview of Unit.xyz
Once known as PayCahs, the platform will be renamed Unit Protocol in July of 2020. Although, the platform had considerable success even before its formal release. By the end of the first lockdrop week in May of 2020, almost 4000 ETH had been secured.
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