Circle's Move Shows Why The World Needs HBD
It seems the need for the Hive Backed Dollar (HBD) becomes more evident each day.
We discuss the importance of this coin on a regular basis. To me, it is vital for the future. What we are dealing with is an algorithmic stablecoin that is provides people with the opportunity to not have their money controlled.
The most recent actions of Circle, the company behind USDC is very telling about the future. While nobody is sure why the actions was taken, I will lend my hypothesis to the situation. We will also highlight how this radically differs from the offering of HBD.
Wall Street Takeover
Before getting into the speculation of what is taking place behind the scenes, let us look at the action of Circle.
The company announced that it is no longer going to have individual or consumer accounts. According to an article on Coingrape,
Circle, the stablecoin issuer, revealed its plans to terminate individual or consumer accounts by November 30.
It goes on to say:
However, it’s crucial to note that business and institutional Circle mint accounts are exempt from this change and will continue to function.
To me, this is becoming abundantly clear. For years I hypothesized that USDC would end up in the hands of Wall Street. It seems that forecast is coming true.
While my view was that a JPMorgan or Goldman Sachs would simply buy Circle, it is now clear that one step is to give them control over the supply of the token. According to this move, only businesses and institutions (most likely meaning banks) will have the ability to mint USDC.
No longer will the average person have the ability to create money in the form of USDC.
And so it begins.
The Need For HBD
Many are speculating what is behind the move. My guess is that we are seeing the creation of money handed back to the banks. It is likely individual accounts will be banned by regulation. This is how the government will keep control on Wall Street. After all, this is the main motivation by people like Gensler.
Since Wall Street is hijacking much of cryptocurrency, it is crucial to have an alternative. HBD is exactly that.
Many of us speculated that HBD is going to be banned from exchanges, at least in the Western countries. There is no way that regulation doesn't forbid algorithmic stablecoin. It is low hanging fruit for the regulators.
For that reason, HBD will exist only within decentralized finance (DeFi). liquidity pools and decentralized exchanges are the future.
What is also part of the future is that anyone can mint HBD. This is done in two ways:
A) An individual places HBD in savings, generating new coins every month. This is going to be enhanced when time vaults are coded into the base layer.
B) The conversion mechanism can be utilized to convert HIVE-to-HBD, reducing the former while increasing the latter.
Both of these options are open to anyone with a Hive account. Unlike Circle, we are not seeing individuals limited in their capacity. This means we are dealing with something that is market driven as opposed to USDC which will be completely at the mercy of institutions. Even if the market says it wants more USDC, if the institutions opt against it, that is the decision.
This is likely insight into what is coming. Companies that are running stablecoin operations will be forced into something like this. After all, government can control a few institutions much easier than millions of people.
Eliminating Points of Vulnerability
The key going forward is for the industry to keep eliminating points of vulnerability. What Hive is doing is creating some resiliency.
We all know there are areas where the Internet, in general, is apt for control. This copy machine has basically become a centralized technology with a handful of major technology companies running everything.
That said, our quest is to work on eliminating the exposure. When it comes to stablecoins, we can see how USDC took a step back. It was not the medium of freedom to begin with since it was run by an individual company. We are now seeing further evidence of where this is heading.
HBD is an oasis in this. Since it is tied to the Hive blockchain, the counterparty in this equation is the network. No single point-of-failure, i.e. corporation, exists. There is also the ability for anyone to transact without fear of being blocked. Finally, as we stated, individuals have the ability to increase/decrease the supply of the stablecoin.
This is something that will not be present with USDC in a few weeks.
It is a move that makes HBD stand out even more.
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I wonder what happens to the USDC that I am holding on Coinbase. I haven't seen anything from them yet saying I need to move it. I will have to keep an eye out though.
Individuals will be able to use USDC, just not minting them.
Does that include the staking rewards?
I wouldnt think so especially if it is through another application. Staking with Coinbase, say, is something completely separate.
I have had a few conversations with folks now where the 'stumbling block' is this:
I then try to convey that the Hive blockchain is a truly decentralized 'entity'... which is what many claim they are seeking but cannot seem to recognize when looking it in the face.
The conclusion that I often draw is that when folks cannot wrap their head around the technology (or simply grow confused in the process of trying to understand it) they then brush it off as a scam.
It is a major shift in mindset.
Trying to say anything relating to financial where the counterparty is non-existent other than the blockchain, and people are lost.
Maybe we should just say it replaces the bank in the equation.
Yeah, I actually have used a phrase similar to:
I am unsure if folks 'get it' but it does seem to be more 'digestible' for them!
Nah. It is like trying to explain the Internet to people in 1995. Quite simply, people are going to have to take it upon themselves to learn about some of the basics.
But they will drag their feet on that one.
HBD currently serves as one of the stablecoins. One of its advantages is that it is decentralized. Anyone can mint HBD. What we see is that 20% APR can be achieved through savings as well. Thank you for highlighting its importance and topic in a very beautiful way.
I had opened an account for TUSD, which only required some KYC and bank information. They would allow me to mint or burn TUSD in blocks of $1000. I imagine it is the same for the legacy Circle accounts. It makes sense that Circle would limit themselves to commercial accounts as there is as much account management for the occasional $1000 mint as for a $1B mint. They are simply moving to a wholesale model.
My opinion is that this is a move to make institutions into onramps rather than directly providing the service at retail level. This keeps banks as the intermediaries. You'll have to hand your cash to your bank to get USDC. And you'll have to redeem USDC for fiat with your bank.
Or, alternatively, it adds a regulatory buffer to Circle in that they won't be issuing "securities" to unaccredited investors.
I agree with your take on the situation. I think it is designed to give then banks staked in the system and keep them cemented in place.
thats a big move freezing accounts. Does that mean everyone who has money in Circle now has $0? Quite
My take it only applies to minting. They are removing the ability to mint from individual accounts.
Using the coin is not a problem.
Taking more control, I wonder how that will impact the overall tokens use case and stability. People will just move on to the next investment and opportunity. This will be an interesting period for Banks over the next few years. One to watch closely.
The use of USDC seemed to be on the decline. I havent paid a ton of attention but it seemed like Tether, for whatever reason, took off.
Either way, I am not sure more users will care. But it does hand a great deal of power to the banks I would think. Keeps the intermediaries in place.
It is just a matter of time before people realise the potential that lies in HBD and jumps to it. In fact it will be used more properly much more than usdc
I am not sure it is just a matter of time. People can miss an iceberg in front of their face.
While I don't like where policy and regulation are headed concerning centralized stablecoins, there is certainly some contagion risks if the paper behind the big ones like USDT and USDC lose par value to USD. I only hold stables as a means to take profit from winning positions in other cryptocurrencies, but now that you mention it, I will look into some DEXs that will allow me to convert into HBD instead of BUSD like I used to.
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