sUSD is a stablecoin, or a cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value relative to another asset, such as the US dollar. It is an ERC20 token based on the Ethereum blockchain and is issued by Synthetix, a decentralized derivatives trading platform.
It is intended to be a proxy for the US dollar and is pegged 1:1 to its value, meaning one sUSD is always equal to one USD.
How Does sUSD Work?
sUSD is an algorithmically-backed synthetic version of the U.S. dollar, known as a synthetic stablecoin, that is pegged 1:1 with the USD. It is a decentralized asset that is created, managed and traded on the Ethereum blockchain.
It is a synthetic asset that is backed by collateral, and its price is held stable to the US dollar. The collateral is held in a smart contract, and the sUSD is minted and burned depending on the amount of collateral held in the contract. The collateral is held by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that acts as a custodian, and it is the DAO that decides when to mint and burn sUSD.
sUSD can be used to make payments, store value, and trade on decentralized exchanges.