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    Terra’s Anchor Protocol (ANC) Opens Vote On Possible Cut To 20% Yield


    The Anchor Protocol (ANC), a Terra-based program that is currently one of the highest-yielding stablecoin platforms, opened a vote that could lower its nearly 20% annual returns. The community proposed a dynamic yield rate to help maintain the protocol’s reserves.

    • Early voting results are mixed
    • Terra founder expects yields to turn dynamic
    • Second vote on Anchor yields this month.

    The vote, which opened late on Friday, seeks to set up a semi-dynamic yield rate based on fluctuations in the protocol’s reserves. ANC offers a near 20% return on deposits of TerraUSD (UST). While yields are usually funded through interest payments from UST borrowers, the extremely high ratio of depositors to lenders has caused the protocol to fund yield payments from its reserves.

    Deposits are nearly four times as much as borrowings on the platform. Compared to total deposits of over 10 billion UST ($10 billion), the yield reserve is about 417 million UST.

    ANC deposits to borrowings

    Given the high amount deposits, it is likely that the proposal, if approved, will bring down the yield.

    Currently, about 2% of total ANC holders have voted, with a slightly higher number of voters being against the proposal. The vote will be open till March 23, and will require participation by at least 10% of total ANC holders to be considered.

    Terra founder expects ANC yields to turn dynamic

    Today’s vote marks the second time this month that the community has voted on reducing yields. The first time was on a proposal by Polychain Capital and Arca Prop, which had sought to trim rates by up to 50% based on the size of UST deposits. The proposal was overwhelmingly rejected by ANC holders.

    Sentiment towards the current vote appears to be a lot more mixed. Terra founder Do Kown (@stablekwon) has said that the ANC rate will likely adjust to something more dynamic, albeit at “lunatic” terms.

    ANC has among the highest yields in DeFi

    The protocol has seen a large influx in depositors due to its 20% annual return rate- currently among the highest yields offered by a stablecoin. In comparison, yields on top stablecoins including Tether, USD Coin and Binance USD go up to 12%.

    This increased demand has supported the price of ANC’s governance token, as well as Terra’s native token LUNA, which can be used to stake on the protocol. Both tokens are up about

    The recent influx of deposits had also spurred moves by the Terra community to bolster ANC’s reserves, including a $1 billion capital raise, as well as LUNA burning.

    With more than five years of experience covering global financial markets, Ambar intends to leverage this knowledge towards the rapidly expanding world of crypto and DeFi. His interest lies chiefly in finding how geopolitical developments can impact crypto markets, and what that could mean for your bitcoin holdings. When he isn’t trawling through the web for the latest breaking news, you can find him playing videogames or watching Seinfeld reruns.
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    The presented content may include the personal opinion of the author and is subject to market condition. Do your market research before investing in cryptocurrencies. The author or the publication does not hold any responsibility for your personal financial loss.





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