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Curve (CRV) Things You Need To Know Before Investing

What Is Curve (CRV)?

The Curve is a decentralized exchange for stablecoins that uses an automated market maker (AMM) to manage liquidity.

Launched in January 2020, CRV is now synonymous with the decentralized finance (DeFi) phenomenon and has seen significant growth in the second half of 2020.

In August, Curve launched a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), with CRV as its in-house token. The DAO uses the Ethereum-based creation tool, Aragon, to connect multiple smart contracts used for users’ deposited liquidity. However, issues such as governance differ from Aragon in their weighting and other respects.

Who Are the Founders of Curve?

The founder and CEO of Curve are Michael Egorov, a Russian scientist who has various experience with cryptocurrency-related enterprises.

In 2015, he co-founded and became CTO of NuCypher, a cryptocurrency business building privacy-preserving infrastructure and protocols.

Egorov is also the founder of the decentralized bank and loans network LoanCoin.

Curve’s regular team is part of the CRV allocation structure and will receive tokens according to a two-year vesting schedule as part of the initial launch plan.

In August 2020, Egorov said he “overreacted” by locking up a large amount of CRV tokens in response to yearn. finance’s voting power, awarding himself 71% of governance in the process.

What Makes Curve Unique?

The curve has gained considerable attention by following its remit as an AMM specifically for stablecoin trading.

The launch of the DAO and CRV token brought in further profitability, given CRV’s use for governance, as it is awarded to users based on liquidity commitment and length of ownership.

The explosion in DeFi trading has ensured CRV’s longevity, with AMMs turning over vast amounts of liquidity and associated user profits.

As such, CRV caters to anyone involved in DeFi activities such as yield farming and liquidity mining and those looking to maximize returns without risk by holding notionally non-volatile stablecoins.

How Many Curve (CRV) Coins Are There in Circulation?

Curve (CRV) launched in August 2020, and the CRV DAO. Its purpose is to function as a governance medium, incentive structure, fee payment method, and long-term earnings method for liquidity providers.

The total CRV supply is 3.03 billion tokens, most of which (62%) are distributed to liquidity providers. The remainder is divided as 30% to shareholders, 3% to employees, and 5% to a community reserve. The shareholder and employee allocations come with a two-year vesting schedule.

CRV had no premine, and the gradual unlocking of tokens means that around 750 million should be in circulation one year after launch.

How Is the Curve Network Secured?

Curve carries the standard risks associated with depositing funds in smart contracts and dealing with AMMs, namely impermanent loss.

CRV only supports stablecoins, the risk of markets moving too quickly is reduced, but users can still lose money once markets are rebalanced to reflect cross-market prices.

The CRV has been audited, but this does not do anything to counter the risks involved in being exposed to a specific cryptocurrency.

Where Can You Buy Curve (CRV)?

CRV is a freely-tradable token available against cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and fiat currency pairs on significant exchanges. These include Binance, OKEx, and Huobi Global, which hold the lion’s share of trading volume as of September 2020.

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Riya Kapoor

Riya Kapoor writes about lifestyle, entertainment, news and gadgets. She has been in this industry for almost 4 years now. She is a graduate from Delhi University with English Hons and had deep connection with writing since her childhood.

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