USX Stablecoin Recovers from Recent De-Peg Event
USX, the Solana-based stablecoin from Solstice, suffered a major de-peg event with its price dropping as low as $0.1, but the team behind the DeFi protocol stepped in to address the issue and has restored the peg to $0.99.
De-Peg Incident Details
The USX stablecoin on the Solana blockchain briefly lost its peg on secondary markets after a liquidity drain triggered sharp selling pressure, with USX falling to $0.10. As a result of this de-peg, the trading volume for USX stablecoin shot up by 500% to $17 million.
Solstice Response and Reassurances
DeFi protocol Solstice was aware of the spike in volatility affecting the USX stablecoin in secondary markets and addressed it, stating that the disruption was limited to liquidity conditions and did not impact the asset's underlying backing. Solstice added that the custodied assets supporting the stablecoin are secure and more than 100% collateralized, and that 1:1 redemptions are continuing to operate normally.
Current Market Status
The live Solstice USX price is $0.999663 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of $1,150,622 USD, and is down 0.04% in the last 24 hours.
Protocol Background
Solstice Finance, backed by $1 billion digital asset investment firm Deus X Capital, officially launched its USX and YieldVault Program with over $160 million in locked capital (TVL) at launch, backed by Galaxy Digital, MEV Capital, Bitcoin Suisse, Auros and Deus X Capital. USX is fully backed 1:1 by stable collateral, with real-time proof of reserves via the decentralized Chainlink oracle network, and the YieldVault program allows USX holders to access delta-neutral, institutional-grade returns by locking their tokens in the protocol.