The Risk of Cryptocurrency-Collateralized Stablecoins
If you haven’t already, read this story to gain an understanding of the different types of stablecoins. This is the ...
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DISCLAIMER: Stably Corporation (“Stably”) is a blockchain and financial technology service provider, not a bank, with a registered address at 2910 Burnett Ave N, Renton, Washington 98056, USA. Stably Trading LLC (“ST”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stably, is a FinCEN-registered money service business (MSB) with registration number 31000252673675 and a registered address at 2910 Burnett Ave N, Renton, Washington 98056, USA. Stably’s fiat orchestration partner, Bridge.xyz (“Bridge”), is a FinCEN-registered MSB with registration numbers 31000251587210 (Bridge Building Inc.) and 31000230810249 (Bridge Ventures Inc.), and registered addresses at 2120 University Ave, Suite 213, Berkeley, California 94704, USA, and 1501 Hillmont St, Austin, Texas 78704, USA, respectively. Bridge is not a bank.
Blockchain-connected products and services offered by Stably and ST are built on top of Bridge’s infrastructure via manual and automated integrations, leveraging its financial services including but not limited to: fiat custody, funds processing, virtual currency exchange, convertible virtual currency (CVC) administration—as defined by FIN-2013-G001 and FIN-2019-G001—plus Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance services.
Stably Ramp (“Stably Ramp”) is a non-custodial fiat-to-crypto on and off-ramp platform that enables a verified account holder (“User”) to mint/redeem stablecoins as well as buy/sell/swap stablecoins and other digital assets using fiat and blockchain payment methods. Fiat payments are processed by Bridge and blockchain transactions may be processed by Bridge, ST, or LI.FI (“LI.FI”), a decentralized exchange and token bridge aggregator (as applicable). Only Users whose identities and funding sources are verified by ST and/or Bridge for compliance with their terms and policies, including BSA/AML programs, are allowed to mint/redeem or buy/sell/swap stablecoins and digital assets with Stably Ramp.
Stably USD (also known as “Stably Dollar” or “USDS”) is a multichain stablecoin fully backed with liquid USD-denominated assets such as bank deposits, money market instruments, and/or USD-backed stablecoins (i.e., USDC). The collateral assets are held by Bridge, ST, or a designated trustee (as applicable) for the benefit of verified USDS token holders, including white-label versions of USDS like VeChainThor VeUSD and Viction CUSD. Bridge is the CVC administrator of USDS on Ethereum and ST is the CVC administrator of USDS on non-Ethereum networks, including white-label USDS versions. USDS and its white-label versions are not FDIC-insured. Every USDS token, including its white-label versions, may be minted/redeemed 1-to-1 with USD or USDC according to Stably’s terms and policies, minus fees, through a Stably Ramp account.
Stably BTC (also known as “Stably Wrapped Bitcoin” or “BTCS”) is a cross-chain Bitcoin (BTC) wrapped token fully backed with BTC held by ST or a designated trustee for the benefit of verified BTCS token holders. ST is the CVC administrator of BTCS. Every BTCS token may be minted or redeemed 1-to-1 with BTC according to Stably’s terms and policies, minus fees, through a Stably Ramp account.
Stably ETH (also known as “Stably Wrapped Ethereum” or “ETHS”) is a cross-chain Ethereum (ETH) wrapped token fully backed with ETH held by ST or a designated trustee for the benefit of verified ETHS token holders. ST is the CVC administrator of ETHS. Every ETHS token may be minted or redeemed 1-to-1 with ETH according to Stably’s terms and policies, minus fees, through a Stably Ramp account.
Stably reserves the right to deny, suspend or terminate any User’s usage of Stably Ramp, BTCS, ETHS, USDS and its white-label versions, if Stably deems it advisable or necessary to comply with applicable laws or to eliminate practices that are not consistent with laws, rules, regulations, or best practices.
Digital assets involve significant risks, including (but not limited to) market volatility, cybercrime, regulatory changes, and technological challenges. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Digital assets are not insured by any government agency and holding digital assets could result in loss of value, including principal. Stablecoins (e.g., USDS) and bridged assets (e.g., BTCS) involve additional risks, such as technical challenges, security vulnerabilities, reliance on third-party custodians, and dislocation of market prices relative to the underlying collaterals. Please conduct your own thorough research and understand potential risks before purchasing/holding digital assets. Nothing herein shall be considered legal or financial advice. For more information about the risks and considerations when using our services, please visit: stably.io/terms-of-service.
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