Huobi, one of the top 3 crypto exchanges in the world with hundreds of millions of USD trading volume per day has announced the launch of a universal stablecoin called HUSD. HUSD can be interchanged with the Gemini Dollar (GUSD), USD Coin (USDC) which is managed by Circle, True USD (TUSD), and Paxos Standard (PAX). The official launch date for HUSD is scheduled for 22 of October 2018.
The goal of HUSD is to eliminate the need to choose between different stablecoins and to save costs when switching between stablecoins. Further, the aggregation of 4 stablecoins into 1 stablecoin will increase liquidity in the HUSD trading pair, versus having liquidity spread out between trading pairs for the 4 stablecoins. Increased liquidity generally leads to better deals when trading.
Tether (USDT) has experienced volatility recently, dropping as low as USD 0.925 for a brief amount of time, an unideal situation for any stablecoin. Since then USDT has risen close to USD 0.985 and is getting closer to parity each passing day, as of this writing on 20 October 2018. The loss of parity with the USD, even if it is only temporary, prompted Huobi to list GUSD, USDC, PAX, and TUSD so traders would have an alternative to USDT. Deposits for these stablecoins began on 19 October.
HUSD will be completely interchangeable with GUSD, USDC, PAX, and TUSD, meaning when a customer decides to withdraw HUSD they can withdraw any of these 4 stablecoins. Therefore, it will cost nothing to trade between the 4 stablecoins that comprise HUSD. A USDT/HUSD trading pair will be launched on 22 October, allowing customers to move coins back and forth between Tether and the other 4 stablecoins. However, the withdrawal service for HUSD won’t be available for 1-2 weeks, and likewise, the BTC/HUSD and ETH/HUSD trading pairs will be launched later at an unspecified time.
Huobi says they are looking forward to adding more stablecoins in the future, but for now, will test HUSD with these 4 stablecoins to determine the stability of the new system. If any stablecoin does not meet risk control standards it will be removed.
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