Crypto and Payments Company MobileCoin Introduces Stablecoin Called 'Electronic Dollars' (eUSD)

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MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency and payments firm focused on privacy, has launched a stablecoin called “Electronic Dollars” in collaboration with stablecoin platform Reserve (eUSD). According to the company, eUSD is fully collateralized and is specifically designed to protect users’ private transactional data.

eUSD is backed by a basket of other stablecoins, including USD coin (USDC), Pax dollar (USDP), and trueUSD, according to MobileCoin (TUSD). End-to-end zero-knowledge encryption is used to encrypt each transaction. In other words, thanks to encryption that employs zero knowledge proofs, only the transacting parties can see their own transactional data (a way of proving something without revealing sensitive information).

The stablecoin eUSD is built on the MobileCoin blockchain, which is optimized for mobile devices, according to MobileCoin. Apparently, MobileCoin was created with the intention of integrating with the encrypted mobile messaging app, Signal. As a result, eUSD will inherit the features of MobileCoin’s native cryptocurrency, MOB, though eUSD users will pay transaction fees in eUSD rather than MOB (a flat $0.0026 per transaction).

“To the best of our knowledge, no project has created a native stablecoin with privacy properties that is a first-class citizen in the ecosystem and never necessitates the use of ‘non-private’ transaction technologies to use normally. In short, no one has created a private digital dollar yet,” MobileCoin stated in the eUSD white paper.

How does eUSD function?

The eUSD appears to have a centralized governance structure, with the MobileCoin Foundation serving as the primary governing body. The foundation chooses “governors” who can mint and burn eUSD.

The collateral for the stablecoin is stored in Safe (formerly “Gnosis Safe”), a popular Ethereum multisignature (multisig) wallet. Governors only issue new eUSD after confirming that an equivalent amount of collateral has been transferred to the Safe wallet.

“Anyone can look at the contract that holds this basket [of collateral] to see what the current balances are.” “It’s a Gnosis safe, which is also one of the most highly regarded contracts on Ethereum for holding assets,” MobileCoin’s chief innovation officer Henry Holtzman explained in an interview.

Similarly, when a user redeems eUSD, the token is “verifiably burned,” and the corresponding collateral is released by the governors. When burned eUSD is sent to a “burn address,” it becomes “visible” for transparency purposes but “unspendable.”

However, ordinary users are unlikely to engage in burning and minting. A person looking for eUSD would simply buy it on an exchange. Large amounts of eUSD would be issued by approved liquidity providers (LPs).
“Individuals have a much more straightforward experience than liquidity providers.”

“Liquidity providers are producing Electronic Dollars in large quantities, and individuals are simply purchasing them on an exchange,” said Joshua Goldbard, CEO and founder of MobileCoin.

Auditing

Many asset-backed stablecoin issuers hire third-party accounting firms to create attestation reports that confirm the existence of assets that correspond to the stablecoin’s circulating supply. MobileCoin employs a “reserve-auditor” program that serves a similar purpose.

“We’re also standing up an auditor that will let you see for yourself all the wrapping and unwrapping events, and see that the total supply is the same on both blockchains,” Holtzman said.

The reserve auditor connects to the Safe wallet via an application programming interface (API) and verifies that each newly minted eUSD has a corresponding amount of collateral in the wallet.

“We’ll release it all open source. So if you want to run your own copy [of the reserve auditor], you can. You can examine it to make sure we really are backed exactly as we claim,” Holtzman said.

Collateralized asset bridge

Since eUSD is backed by assets that exist on other blockchains, a bridge connecting MobileCoin to those other blockchains is required. The eUSD collateral is held in Safe, which is an Ethereum smart contract. Therefore, a bridge between MobileCoin and Ethereum is required to move “wrapped” versions of eUSD between the two blockchains. Wrapped tokens are synthetic (or tokenized) versions of crypto assets that are not native to the blockchains they exist on.

Governors approve liquidity providers and bridge operators to wrap and unwrap eUSD as it goes back and forth between the MobileCoin and Ethereum blockchains.

“Every wrap and every unwrap has to be signed by two partners. One of them is the person who is doing the wrapping and unwrapping, [that would be] the financial institution, and the other one is the bridge operator. And so together that way, the bridge operator can’t steal, and the liquidity provider can’t steal,” Holtzman explained.

KYC and AML

Although eUSD relies on end-to-end zero-knowledge proof encryption to keep transactions private, know-your-customer and anti-money laundering requirements are said to be in place at all on- and off-ramps.
“All of the on-ramps and off-ramps have full KYC and AML. The place where you have privacy is within the network, peer-to-peer,” Goldbard explained. “I think the biggest thing that we would love for you to take away from this conversation today is that we’re building a data-protecting cryptocurrency that also complies with the law.”

IMPT Token Presale

Outside the world of stablecoin projects, there is an exciting new venture in the space of green energy that we thought is worth mentioning.

IMPT.io is a brand-new project that aims to transform the opaque carbon credit market by incentivizing individuals and businesses to reduce CO2 emissions using blockchain technology.

The primary service of IMPT is to simplify the process of obtaining and trading carbon credits, which are critical in the fight against climate change. Carbon credits are contracts that allow the holder to emit a certain amount of CO2 into the atmosphere. Each carbon credit typically corresponds to one ton of CO2 emissions.

These carbon credits can also be traded, with prices determined by supply and demand.

According to IMPT’s whitepaper, the global demand for carbon credits is expected to more than double by 2035. This increase in demand necessitates a safe and transparent marketplace in which individuals and businesses can collaborate for the greater good.

This is where IMPT comes in, as its blockchain-based platform aids in the elimination of “double-selling” in the carbon credit market. Furthermore, IMPT makes it simple for individuals to help the environment by allowing them to obtain carbon credits through their daily shopping activities.

IMPT raises over $3 million in the first week of the presale

The IMPT presale has begun, and the project has already raised over 3 million dollars. As the presale progresses, the price will steadily rise, implying that the earliest buyers will get the best deal.

While there was a brief early adopter sale, IMPT is currently in its first presale phase, with IMPT tokens selling for $0.018. There are 600,000,000 tokens available during this round (3 billion IMPT is the maximum supply), with another 660 million to be sold for $0.023 during round two, and another 540 million to be sold for $0.0280 during the third and final presale phase.

Over 10,000 brands have expressed an interest in joining IMPT.io

According to the project’s website, over 10,000 brands have agreed to join IMPT.io and continue to collaborate with them as part of their mission to reduce emissions.

This means that when IMPT is released, it could experience rapid growth. With IMPT tokens expected to sell for $0.0280 during the phase three presale, we can expect IMPT to list for $0.028 to $0.06. This would result in early presale investors profiting handsomely right away, and with more growth expected soon after the project’s release, we could see prices skyrocket soon after the token becomes available on exchanges around the world.

IMPT cashback on purchases

One of the main reasons people use IMPT is the ability to earn cashback on their purchases.

When a user makes a purchase on the platform, they have the option of becoming a part of the solution to high carbon emissions by earning IMPT tokens in exchange. Those who earn IMPT can then use the tokens to purchase carbon credits in the form of NFTs.

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