DEI stablecoin loses USD peg after TerraUSD. Why?

Highlights

• After TerraUSD’s decline, the stress in stablecoin category seems to have gripped DEI crypto
• DEI is a part of DeFi project titled DEUS Finance, a protocol with its second token DEUS
• DEI was trading at a price of nearly US$0.6 as of writing, as against its expected value of US$1

One category within the cryptoverse seems to be under intense pressure. Though most cryptos, whether meme coins or gaming tokens, are down, it is the dip in values of stablecoins that has raised eyebrows.

Stablecoins are not supposed to be volatile. This is because any asset in this category is pegged to assets like fiat currency or precious metal. If pegged to fiat currency USD, the value of the stablecoin should be US$1 at all times. But one of the top stablecoins, TerraUSD or UST token, has lost its peg, triggering a broader negative sentiment in the cryptoverse.

Now, another stablecoin DEI, has lost its peg. What is DEI and why is it losing?

What is DEI stablecoin project?

DEI belongs to the DEUS Finance project, which claims to be a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The project states it is a decentralized finance ecosystem, with features like scalability within a wider permissionless protocol. The DeFi category of cryptoverse claims to provide crypto loans and related financial services.

DEI is the stablecoin of the project, alongside another token DEUS. It is claimed that DEI maintains peg with the US dollar. By this measure, DEI token must have a value of US$1. The other token DEUS plays an important role. It is said that a purchase of DEI stablecoin triggers the burn of DEUS token.

DEI’s primary utility, according to DEUS Finance, is the token’s cross-chain functionality. DEI is the liquidity provider to trade in other synthetic tokens.

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DEI crypto price

According to CoinMarketCap price data, DEI has recently suffered a massive loss. This has taken away its peg with the USD. As of writing, DEI had a price of nearly US$0.6. Over the past one day, DEI had lost over 25 per cent.

DEUS crypto, linked to DEI, was also in red. Trading at nearly US$210, DEUS token was down almost five per cent in the past 24 hours, although up on a YTD basis. The trading volume, however, of both DEI and DEUS was in green.

Data provided by CoinMarketCap.com

Why is DEI falling?

DEI crypto is another “algorithmic” stablecoin like TerraUSD (UST). It is said that TerraUSD fall had to do with how the stablecoin maintained reserves. DEI may be facing similar issues with its reserves, which are important to back the value of the asset at all times.

Bottom line

DEI can be said to have entered the same phase as UST. A part of the wider DEUS Finance project, DEI token is supported by another token DEUS. DEI’s dollar peg loss is another jolt to the stablecoin category. The cause may be how “algorithmic” stablecoins maintain their reserves to back the asset.

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