- What is Venus (XVS)?
- How Does Venus Protocol Work?
- The History of Venus Protocol
Venus Protocol is a lending platform and synthetic stablecoin system operating on Binance Smart Chain. It allows users to lend or borrow assets and create stablecoins (VAI).
What is Venus (XVS)?
Venus (XVS) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that functions as an automated money market. Users can borrow and lend without intermediaries, allowing borrowers to access crypto loans with lower fees and lenders to be rewarded for supplying loans. The platform operates on Binance Smart Chain, making XVS a BEP-20 token. Users can create stablecoins called VAI by using a wide range of cryptocurrencies as collateral, including BNB, USDT, USDC, Swipe (XSP), BUSD, and XVS. Holders of XVS can propose and vote on network changes, such as introducing new types of collateral or updating the protocol.
How Does Venus Protocol Work?
The Venus platform allows users to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies. The system calculates loan amounts based on the collateral deposited, enabling users to borrow funds by providing various cryptocurrencies supported by Venus, with low fees and transparent conditions. The XVS token is used for governance and creating VAI stablecoins. Participants can deposit any of the 16 supported cryptocurrencies as collateral to borrow more funds or earn an annual percentage yield (APY) by lending to others. The APY is determined by the demand for specific cryptocurrencies on the platform.
The History of Venus Protocol
Venus Protocol was founded by a team from Swipe, a global cryptocurrency credit card issuer, and launched in 2020. The main goal was to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi) on Binance Smart Chain. Despite Swipe's involvement in development, the developers did not receive any pre-mined XVS tokens, ensuring that XVS holders retained full control over the protocol and its governance. For instance, the Venus V2 upgrade included increasing penalties for VAI liquidation and introducing fees for VAI minting and withdrawals, which were directed to the Venus Reserves Treasury, as well as an airdrop of Venus Reward Token (VRT) as a reward to existing XVS holders.
Venus Protocol offers users the ability to lend and borrow assets without needing permission, create VAI stablecoins, and participate in protocol governance. With its integration with Binance Smart Chain and unique over-collateralization model, Venus Protocol continues to evolve and attract attention in the decentralized finance world.
