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DOT price tests $1 support as Polkadot launches dotUSD stablecoin
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Polkadot launched dotUSD on the network as a native stablecoin with governance handled through DOT DAO and OpenGov, and the first phase uses Tether’s USDT reserves. A later phase is planned to add DOT collateral and liquidation tools, and one report says the token had about 2.77 million in total supply at the time of coverage. One account also says the live token is minted one-for-one against USDT even though it is presented as issuer-free.
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dotUSD went live on the Polkadot network as a native stablecoin with governance run through DOT DAO and OpenGov voting.
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The first phase of dotUSD uses Tether’s USDT reserves.
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The live token is minted one-for-one against USDT while Polkadot presents it as having no issuing company.
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One report says dotUSD has about 2.77 million tokens in total supply.
What it means
Users and holders on Polkadot see a stablecoin that is already live, with its rules set through DOT DAO and OpenGov rather than a single issuing company. That changes where governance decisions sit today, because the network’s on-chain voting now covers dotUSD itself.
In practice, the launch starts with USDT reserves and leaves DOT-backed borrowing for a later phase. That means the setup now is not the same as the later design described for dotUSD, even though the token is already live and the planned collateral and liquidation tools are not yet part of the first phase.
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Oct 8 21:05
No new facts: borrowing, planned, defiant
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