The startup that created the stablecoin USDh, backed by Bitcoin, Hermetica, has acquired $1.7 million in early money
The money will aid in developing USDh, a stablecoin intended to be backed by 3.43% of Bitcoin. Rather than fluctuating in value like Bitcoin, a stablecoin seeks to maintain its value pegged to a stable asset, such as the US dollar.
Without leaving the Bitcoin ecosystem, USDh enables holders of Bitcoin to transact with a digital asset based on the value of the US dollar. For instance, one USD is equivalent to one USD in Bitcoin.
A press statement from the company stated that UTXO Management spearheaded the investment round, which featured several significant backers like CMS Holdings, Ethos Fund, and Trust Machines SPV. Liquidium’s Robin Obermaier and Zest Protocol’s Tycho Onnasch also made strategic contributions.
To enable quicker and less expensive transactions, USDh is created on Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks in addition to the primary blockchain of Bitcoin. On decentralized exchanges, one can purchase the stablecoin.
Hermetica introduced USDh on the Stacks Layer 2 network last month. With this change, consumers might earn returns as high as 25%.
USDh aims to take a portion of the projected $1 trillion in unrealized Bitcoin value that could be unlocked in DeFi as the stablecoin market expands. Its objective is to allow users of the Bitcoin market to safely retain dollars without having to leave the network or exchange them for fiat money.
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