How to mint $USC? Carbon users can lock in collateral on the Nitron platform to mint the $USC stablecoin, which can be subsequently redeemed by burning the stablecoin. The value of the collateral locked in the CDP needs to maintain a certain percentage of the stablecoin minted, usually around a 150% collateralized ratio (i.e. over-collateralized). This over-collateralization is important to prevent the CDP from being under-backed during periods of volatility, which may cause the stablecoin to be depegged.
For example, if you deposited $150 worth of ETH for collateral, you can mint 100 $USC
How can I earn $USC? $USC can be earned in two ways:
- Providing liquidity to liquidity pools on Demex. Becoming a liquidity provider earns rewards in a myriad of tokens being traded and borrowed, which includes $USC. Specifically, the $USC/$USDC is amplified by 200x, enabling users to swap $USC with $USDC without incurring much slippage. This sets $USC apart as an uncensorable, decentralized and secure Cosmos-native stablecoin with deep liquidity
- Staking $SWTH on CarbonHub. Staking $SWTH earns rewards in a myriad of tokens being traded and borrowed, which includes $USC.