A new addition to the current convergence trend between crypto and traditional finance is Midas, a stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasuries that’s planning to unleash its stUSD token on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms like MakerDAO, Uniswap and Aave in the coming weeks, according to a presentation deck seen by CoinDesk.
The Midas stablecoin project intends to buy Treasuries via asset manager BlackRock and use Circle Internet Financial’s USDC stablecoin as an on-ramp, according to the deck. Custody technology provider Fireblocks and blockchain analytics firm Coinfirm are also listed as institutional partners.
Yields offered by assets in traditional finance (TradFi) like U.S. Treasuries currently exceed yields on conventional DeFi
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