What is Binance USD BUSD and how to use this stable coin
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What is Binance USD BUSD and how to use this stable coin
Binance USD (BUSD) is the stablecoin developed and employed by the Binance exchange platform.BUSD is pegged to the US dollar in a 1:1 ratio and was initially deployed on the BNB chain. BUSD is also interoperable with other blockchains such as Ethereum, and can be used to transfer value between various DeFi applications and blockchains. BUSD is one of the largest USD-pegged stablecoins in the world, with a market cap of approximately US$18 billion (as of June 25, 2022).
Binance USD (BUSD) is a 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin issued by Binance (in partnership with Paxos). BUSD is approved and regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Launched in September 2019, BUSD aims to combine dollar stability with blockchain technology. It is a digital fiat currency, issued as an ERC-20 token and supports BEP-2.
Based on their price stability, stablecoins plays an important role in transactions, payments and settlement, and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Here are some things you can do with BUSD:
- Transfer BUSD anywhere in minutes at low cost on the blockchain
- Trade it on different centralized and decentralized exchanges (DEXs)
- Deposit it to earn an interest rate
- Pay; use it as payment for goods and services
- Use it as collateral and loan asset
- Use it as cross-collateral in futures trading
- Store it on an exchange or in a wallet