Network - Binanace Smartchain
Date Launched - 15th Nov 2021
What is Jade Protocol?
Jade Protocol is a decentralized reserve currency platform on Binance Smart Chain. Unlike DAI or USDC, which are pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar, JADE's reserves are crypto assets held by the Jade Protocol Treasury. Jade is a free-floating currency backed by our treasury supply of the stablecoin BUSD. JADE tokens can’t be minted or burned by anyone except the protocol. The protocol only does so in response to price. Each JADE is backed by at at least 1 BUSD. If JADE ever trades below 1 BUSD, the protocol buys back and burns JADE, pushing the price back up to 1 BUSD. There is no upper limit imposed by the protocol to the potential trading price of JADE. JADE is backed by BUSD, not pegged to it.
This allows the JADE token to achieve a stable floating value, while never falling below the value of its backed assets. The token price is designed to equal (1 BUSD + premium), with "premium" reflecting market value. JADE also expands its treasury through bonds. Bonds are sold by the protocol for different assets, and in return the buyer receives JADE at a significantly discounted price. This increases the treasury and enables the protocol to produce optimal yields for users.
How is Jade Protocol different than other reserve currencies?
Jade Protocol's optimizations include: Faster auto-compounding intervals than algorithmic reserve currency platforms based on mainnet. Jade Protocol utilizes a 15% fee recapture ratio. 10% of recapture is used for buyback and token burn. 5% is utilized for marketing and outreach. It will be available on Binance Smart Chain. A typical transaction over Ethereum mainnet can cost up to $200 USD.
A typical transaction over BSC, however, costs around 50 cents. This allows our treasury to auto-compound at much more frequent intervals, significantly increasing the potential APY percentage versus mainnet. Jade Protocol utilizes a different fee recapture ratio. 10% of treasury will be used for buyback and token burn. Our treasury will be spending 5% of its reserves to invoke Metcalfe's Law and leverage an industry-leading marketing budget.