Sonic unveils high-yield algorithmic stablecoin, reigniting Terra-Luna ‘PTSD’

The implementation comes nearly three years after the $40 billion stablecoin issuer Terra collapsed in May 2022.

The Sonic blockchain is working on the implementation of its yield-generating, algorithmic stablecoin despite fears over a potential collapse similar to the Terra-Luna meltdown that led to the industry’s longest crypto winter.

Algorithmic stablecoins employ code-based mechanisms to ensure their price stability, as opposed to fiat stablecoins pegged directly to the value of the underlying currency.

The blockchain project is developing an algorithmic stablecoin that offers an annual percentage rate (APR) of up to 23%, according to Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic Labs and founder of Yearn.finance.

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