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Cardano ($ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson proposed an idea of how Cardano ($ADA) might benefit from launching a liquidity pool with its three largest USD-pegged stablecoins. About 85% of his followers supported the proposal for USDA, DJED and USDM stable cryptocurrencies.
Cardano ($ADA) community welcomes Charles Hoskinson's idea of stablecoin-based liquidity pools
Cardano's ($ADA) stablecoins USDA, DJED and USDM might be integrated into a rebalanced liquidity pool to make the blockchain's liquidity healthier. Such proposal was shared by Cardano ($ADA) inventor Charles Hoskinson yesterday, Jan. 31, 2025, with his 1 million followers on X.
Should the community add to the annual budget a monthly purchase of USDA, USDM, and DJED to be managed by an external firm to improve liquidity in the ecosystem?
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) January 31, 2025
If no, then comment on why or an alternative plan
This hypothetical liquidity pool should be topped up monthly and managed by a third-party entity with the purpose of generating yield. Hoskinson asked community enthusiasts to share their opinions and suggest alternative ideas for liquidity concepts on Cardano ($ADA).
As of printing time, 5,227 followers of Hoskinson's account took part in the poll, with almost 85% supporting the idea of such a pool.
Also, the author stressed that only the Cardano ($ADA) community should decide which entity should be responsible for external management. Critics of the idea supposed that Cardano ($ADA) should better be tasked with bringing USDC to its ecosystem instead of experimenting with native stablecoins.
Some of them added that all Cardano's ($ADA) stablecoins are too early-stage to discuss the prospects of them being managed in an external liquidity pool.
Bringing back value to Cardano ($ADA) ecosystem
The main concern of skeptics was the prospect of moving stablecoin value outside the Cardano ($ADA) DeFi ecosystem. Addressing this point, Hoskinson highlighted that extra yield will be reinjected into Cardano's ($ADA) liquidity:
More minting and liquidity of native cardano stables that can enter our DeFi space as TVL and lending. And yes, it is if profits are converted back to $ADA and donated to treasury
As per the DefiLlama tracker, the net capitalization of Cardano's ($ADA) stablecoins targets $25 million in equivalent. Cardano's DJED is the most popular stablecoin in this segment with a $3.29 million capitalization. DJED is available on Bitrue (BTR) CEX as well as on Wingriders and MinSwap decentralized exchanges.
Other notable Cardano stablecoins include IUSD, USDM and USDA.
This week, Cardano ($ADA) made headlines by activating its hotly-anticipated hard fork Plomin in a bid toward the ultimate stage of decentralization and community governance.