Why HBD is the best, most decentralized stablecoin you've never heard of

1. Intro - A Personal overview
I joined Hive blockchain at the end of 2021. I was onboarded while I was navigating through the crypto world and I met Hive and the opportunity to blog and own 100% of my content. That caught me fast. The blockchain is a sea of opportunities; you can blog, game, and explore the 2nd layer in Hive Engine. You take some moments to familiarize yourself. But after the first post reward, you learn about the second token of the blockchain the Hive Backed Dollars (HBD). Your post rewards come half in staked Hive or Hive Power (HP) and half in HBD, which is your liquid reward. The stability of HBD compared to Hive gave my investor a conservative side and an opportunity. There is also a staking system for HBD called HBD savings. The APR of this staking right now is 15%, it was 20% a while ago, but is still good. That made me move personal money that I had in regular banks to the blockchain for this staking. The security of a stable coin, plus attractive APRs compared to regular conservative bank investments, and the feeling that I am my own manager of the money. That is mostly what brought me to this decision

2. What is HBD and its security
HBD is minted on the decentralized blockchain called Hive, where independent validators (or witnesses, how we call in the blockchain) are running nodes all around the world signing transactions. So dozens of servers worldwide are running the blockchain and if one country decides to block the network of that country still we will have many other people in other countries making the blockchain to run nonstop. The transactions are feeless and fast . The stable coin keeps its value while backed by Hive, 1 HBD is roughly backed by 1 USD in Hive. There is a system called HBD stabilizer that makes sure to back this pegged value. However, there is a security for this system to avoid a new UST/LUNA-like break: HBD issuance is limited by the debt between HBD and Hive should always be smaller than 30% . The deppeging can occur if we reach this threshold

3. How to get HBD and the savings system
We can buy HBD through the internal Decentralized Exchanged (DEX). There are multiple front-ends to access this dex, we can access the same dex through Ecency or Hive hub . The savings system is available to access through any wallet from any Hive front end such as Peakd , Ecency or even Hive Keychain (mobile app and Chrome extension). The savings generate interest every 30 days and anytime that you withdraw from the savings before this time, it restarts the interest generation until it accumulates at least 30 days. After 30 days, you can claim the interest and it automatically re-stakes this value. If you want to withdraw the interest or any value, the unlock period is only 3 days. Currently, the APR is 15%. The APR is set by the median value of the top 20 Hive witnesses configuration in their nodes. That's why the interest rate switched from 20% to 15% not long ago.

4. HBD cashback and Hive Debit card - real-world usabilities
Not long ago, a project called @distriator created this project where businesses could register could accept HBD transfers as a way for payments. In addition, the customer who buys with HBD in these businesses can receive cash back in HBD for every purchase. In addition, @hivedebit created the Hive Debit Card , a way to use a regular shopping debit card funded by HBD in our wallets. You can use that with any NFC card, so it can be used in businesses that this system is accepted as a form of payment. You can see more info in how to configure a Hive Debit card here .
5. Connection to BTC lightning network and DeFi opportunities
If you have HBD in your wallet, you can buy Bitcoin and even pay BTC lightning network invoices directly with HBD through the v4v.app . So you can buy Bitcoin and even pay businesses that accept BTC through the Lightning Network using your own HBD. Recently @vsc.network released the Altera DeFi platform . In this platform, we are able to stake HBD as a liquid token that we could be using in future investment opportunities in this platform still in development.

6. Final Thoughts- Why I stick with HBD
I got in love with HBD as my favourite stable coin in the crypto world by its way of working. The decentralization, speed of transactions and absence of fees are the most important parts. In addition, the staking opportunity creates an awesome alternative to any banking conservative investment method. And as the cherry of the cake, some real-world use cases, bitcoin connection and DeFi opportunities offer us ways to use HBD daily in our lives.


1. Introdução - Uma visão geral pessoal
Entrei para a blockchain Hive no final de 2021. Fui integrado enquanto navegava pelo mundo das criptomoedas e conheci a Hive e a oportunidade de blogar e possuir 100% do meu conteúdo. Isso me conquistou rapidamente. A blockchain é um mar de oportunidades: você pode blogar, jogar e explorar a segunda camada do Hive Engine. Você leva algum tempo para se familiarizar. Mas, após a primeira recompensa por postagem, você aprende sobre o segundo token da blockchain, o Hive Backed Dollars (HBD). As recompensas da sua postagem vêm metade em Hive ou Hive Power (HP) em stake e metade em HBD, que é sua recompensa líquida. A estabilidade do HBD em comparação com o Hive deu ao meu investidor um lado conservador e uma oportunidade. Há também um sistema de staking para HBD chamado HBD Savings. A taxa anual de juros (APR) deste staking atualmente é de 15%; era de 20% há algum tempo, mas ainda é boa. Isso me fez transferir o dinheiro pessoal que eu tinha em bancos tradicionais para o blockchain para este staking. A segurança de uma moeda estável, além de APRs atraentes em comparação com os investimentos bancários tradicionais e conservadores, e a sensação de que sou o meu próprio gestor do dinheiro. Foi principalmente isso que me levou a tomar esta decisão.

2. O que é HBD e sua segurança?
HBD é gerada na blockchain descentralizada chamada Hive, onde validadores independentes (ou testemunhas, como chamamos na blockchain) operam nós em todo o mundo, assinando transações. Assim, dezenas de servidores distribuídos pelo mundo executam a blockchain e, se um país decidir bloquear a rede desse país, ainda teremos muitas outras pessoas em outros países fazendo a blockchain funcionar sem parar. As transações são rápidas e sem taxas. A stablecoin mantém seu valor enquanto estiver lastreada pela Hive; 1 HBD é aproximadamente lastreado por 1 USD na Hive. Existe um sistema chamado estabilizador HBD que garante o lastro desse valor. No entanto, existe uma segurança para esse sistema, a fim de evitar uma nova ruptura semelhante à do UST/LUNA: a emissão de HBD é limitada pela divida entre HBD e Hive, que deve ser sempre menor que 30%. O deppeging pode ocorrer se atingirmos esse limite.

3. Como obter HBD e o sistema de poupança.
Podemos comprar HBD por meio da Decentralized Exchange (DEX) interna. Existem vários front-ends para acessar esta dex. Podemos acessar a mesma dex através de Ecency ou Hive hub . O sistema de poupança está disponível para acesso através de qualquer carteira de qualquer front-end Hive, como Peakd , Ecency ou até mesmo o Hive Keychain (aplicativo móvel e extensão do Chrome). A poupança gera juros a cada 30 dias e sempre que você sacar da poupança antes desse período, ela reinicia a geração de juros até acumular pelo menos 30 dias. Após 30 dias, você pode reivindicar os juros e o valor é reinvestido automaticamente. Se você quiser sacar os juros ou qualquer valor, o período de desbloqueio é de apenas 3 dias. Atualmente, a taxa anual de juros (APR) é de 15%. A APR é definida pelo valor mediano da configuração das 20 principais testemunhas do Hive em seus nós. É por isso que a taxa de juros mudou de 20% para 15% há pouco tempo.

4. Cashback HBD e cartão de débito Hive - usabilidades no mundo real
Há pouco tempo, um projeto chamado @distriator criou este projeto onde empresas podiam se registrar para aceitar transferências HBD como forma de pagamento. Além disso, o cliente que comprar com HBD nessas empresas pode receber um cashback em HBD a cada compra. Além disso, a @hivedebit criou o Cartão de Débito Hive , uma maneira de usar um cartão de débito comum financiado pelo HBD em nossas carteiras. Você pode usá-lo com qualquer cartão NFC, portanto, ele pode ser usado em empresas que aceitam esse sistema como forma de pagamento. Você pode ver mais informações sobre como configurar um cartão de débito Hive aqui.
5. Conexão com a rede de iluminação BTC e oportunidades DeFi
Se você tiver HBD em sua carteira, poderá comprar Bitcoin e até mesmo pagar faturas da rede de iluminação BTC diretamente com HBD através do v4v.app . Assim, você pode comprar Bitcoin e até mesmo pagar empresas que aceitam BTC através da rede de iluminação usando seu próprio HBD. Recentemente, a @vsc.network lançou a plataforma Altera DeFi . Nesta plataforma, podemos fazer stake de HBD como um token líquido, que poderemos usar em futuras oportunidades de investimento nesta plataforma, ainda em desenvolvimento.

6. Considerações Finais - Por que continuo com o HBD
Me apaixonei pelo HBD como minha stablecoin favorita no mundo das criptomoedas por sua forma de funcionamento. A descentralização, a velocidade das transações e a ausência de taxas são os aspectos mais importantes. Além disso, a oportunidade de staking cria uma alternativa incrível a qualquer método de investimento bancário conservador. E como a cereja do bolo, alguns casos de uso do mundo real, a conexão com Bitcoin e as oportunidades DeFi nos oferecem maneiras de usar HBD diariamente em nossas vidas.

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HBD está a frente do seu tempo mesmo, a melhor stable coin que tem pelo o que pesquisei em questão de estabilidade e rendimentos.
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I wouldn't say best O.O it's kinda staying close to a dollar but it's not as stable as usdc and some other stables. For APR though, it probably is the best currently. anyways nice hbd you have there ;p
That's a fair comparison. But you need to remember that USDC and other stables are backed by fiat and banks. HBD on the other hand, is out of this algorithm and decentralized. We are trending a bit of the tight peg by the freedom, let's say =P.
It isn't perfect, but it is the best for what it offers, such as no KYC,APR etc. We can say that it is the best decentralized then? ;)
o.o you don't need kyc to buy usdc?
In the end HBD still backed by fiat no? because hive is backed by usdc/usd. It's all connected in the end and for real I think it's best it's backed by real money because at the end of the day that's what can actually pay for almost anything where as it's not that easy to buy certain things with only crypto.
It's same thing just done differently. High APR the cost is coming elsewhere~; it's probably one of the factors keeping Hive price low so hard to say.
Remember that despite of USDC belongs to a company and can freeze your funds if it wants! The big thing on HBD is that it prioritizes sovereignty and decentralization so it is the gold for those getting more of that. And Yeah, the APR has its own costs but we can see as an adoption incentive :) . Witnesses are always regulating that, we had a period of no APR for example.
o.o ya but I highly doubt it will just freeze for no reason.
I guess you could say that
Well it's not that great of an adoption incentive. It was meant to onboard more users but it didn't work that's why it dropped to 15. I still don't think it's working that well. It's just mostly whales already in hive taking advantage of the high apr and I think in the mid-long run it's actually holding back Hive
The apr for hbd is juicy, way better than any bank can offer and way better than any other blockchain...
The point 4 is kinda invalid in every nation of the western, nfc cards are not on visa/mastercard etc circuit so you can't use it on shops in Europe
Well maybe not quite common, I didn't look deeply for stores that accept.
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We always have something to learn...there are many other things that are still in the theory level...I think soon Hive will bring so many opportunities.
Due to its stability i also try to save HBD every month but I never tried to buy BTC from HBD but for now it's best in hive
It is good the interest rate right? if you want to buy BTC it is a good chance ;)
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I wrote once about HBD, probably it got deeper now...I think with time we learn much more
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As far interest rate is concerned, this is by far the best stablecoin coin available in market as of now but it's not available on exchanges which I think is needed so that more people buy this. Do you think listing on exchange will help to grow it's adoption?