Stablecoins have long been seen as “safe havens.”
But in DeFi, “stable” doesn’t always mean stable.
Just days ago, XUSD (Stream Finance) suffered a severe depeg falling to ~$0.26–$0.33 (a 70–77% drop) caused by a ~4.1x leverage loop and a faulty oracle, according to on-chain data and team reports.
Lesson learned: complexity and opacity ≠ safety.
Amid the same market turbulence, $fxUSD by @protocol_fx held its peg:
✅ the Oct 11th flash crash
✅ the deep correction as BTC touched ~$99k
→ all while staying close to $1.00, supported by multi-layered on-chain mechanisms.
That’s design, not luck:
• Stability Pool arbitrages fxUSD/USDC
• Operational Restrictions - temporarily halts new xPOSITIONs during depeg events to stop excess minting
• Dynamic Funding (x/sPOSITION) adjusts incentives to rebalance supply and demand
• Redemption provides a 1:1 floor backed by collateral (final safeguard)
To own fxUSD:
→ Use fxMINT — deposit BTC/ETH (non-custodial, locked on-chain), mint fxUSD with 0% interest (under normal conditions) and one-time open/close fees.
→ Deploy fxUSD across DeFi, or deposit into fxSAVE to earn real yield ~12% APY on @eulerfinance (APY varies with market conditions).
$fxUSD isn’t just “stable on sunny days”; it has been battle-tested and stood firm through storms.
While most stablecoins rely on leverage and trust,
fxUSD = code + collateral + on-chain transparency.
Safety here is a mechanism, not a slogan.
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