On Wednesday, we released our biggest announcement since the mainnet launch. Another critical challenge for onboarding new traders has been the token price itself, with volatility understandably deterring traders. Therefore, we've made the decision to proceed with a plan that Adam had previously conceived - a Digitex stablecoin.
DUSD will be pegged at $1 and backed 5:1 by DGTX tokens. Anyone can stake DGTX and mint DUSD, which will become the new native token of the Digitex Futures exchange, and other new marketplaces we launch in the future, such as the Digitex Spot exchange.
All the mechanics of DUSD are laid out in a comprehensive paper authored by Adam. Suffice to say, that from a trader's perspective, there is no need to understand all the underlying complexity or even to stake DGTX to mint DUSD themselves.
Traders will be able to buy and sell DUSD within Digitex or on external spot exchanges, and it will provide a stable price for their profits and account balances.
For DGTX holders, DUSD spells great news. Each DUSD will lock up $5 worth of DGTX, restricting circulating supply. Once traders realize they can scalp with zero fees and collect profits with a guarantee of stability, demand for DUSD will go up, pushing up demand for DGTX five-fold. Increased demand and restricted supply create a new bullish case for DGTX.
The polls we ran on Twitter and Telegram indicated overwhelming support for the stablecoin concept. Understandably, there were many questions from the community regarding the stablecoin proposal. Therefore, on Thursday, we published a follow-up to address these questions.