$22M of Curve Finance algo stablecoin minted since mainnet launch
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has launched its native algorithmic U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, dubbed “crvUSD” on the Ethereum mainnet — minting more than $22 million worth of the crvUSD so far.
According to data from blockchain explorer Etherscan, the contract has minted more than $22 million worth of crvUSD in the past 8 hours, with $20 million of that amount minted within the first 5 minutes.
The deployment of crvUSD on the Ethereum network is a significant step towards the public release of the algorithmic stablecoin. Notably, the stablecoin remains inaccessible to general users, pending integration with Curve’s front-end user interface on its official website.
Responding to a query about when users could expect to see the stablecoin released to the public in the official Curve Finance Telegram chat, an admin claimed it will be coming “soon.”
As many figured - deployment of crvUSD smart contracts has happened!This is not finalized yet because UI also needs to be deployed. Stay tuned!
At the time of publication, Curve Finance is one of the largest DeFi protocols in the industry, with roughly $4.4 billion in total value locked (TVL), according to data from DeFiLlama.
Algorithmic stablecoins became the focal point of industry-wide criticism following the collapse of the Terra ecosystem in May 2022 when the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin lost its peg and the value of its sister token Terra — later renamed Terra Classic (LUNC) — plunged by more than 99%. UST's value was maintained by a complex arbitrage mechanism that was eventually brought down by a group of sophisticated traders.
Curve’s crvUSD differs from the now-defunct UST, by utilizing a similar design similar to MakerDAO’s (MKR) DAI (DAI)
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