Redemption

Abstract

... reserve account. This relationship is maintained through a strict issuance and redemption protocol: new tethers are created only when fiat currency is deposited, and red...

Introduction

...enables token creation and transfer on the Bitcoin blockchain, the issuance and redemption process that maintains the one-to-one backing relationship, the proof of reserv...

Technology Stack

...Omni Layer and delivering them to the depositor's Bitcoin address. It processes redemption requests from users who wish to convert tethers back to fiat, destroying the re...

Process of Tethering

...hat governs the complete arc from fiat deposit to token circulation to eventual redemption. The first step is user onboarding and verification. Before a user can create ...

Use Cases

..., avoids cryptocurrency volatility exposure, and can either hold the tethers or redeem them for fiat at their convenience. Compared to traditional payment processing,...

Challenges and Risks

...ether depends on Tether Limited maintaining adequate fiat reserves and honoring redemption requests. Unlike Bitcoin, where the network's security derives from decentraliz...

Abstract

...full collateralization, the token lifecycle from minting through circulation to redemption, and the governance mechanisms that coordinate the multi-issuer network. USDC r...

Introduction

...ndation, combined with Circle's API infrastructure for programmatic minting and redemption, positions USDC as programmable money that serves both human users and automate...

Design Principles

...tions can be processed without liquidation pressure even during periods of high redemption volume. The reserve composition explicitly excludes commercial paper, corporate...

Technology

...sive API infrastructure for programmatic interaction with the USDC issuance and redemption system. The Circle Account API enables institutional customers to mint and rede...

Compliance Framework

...ides assurance to users and regulators that the systems handling USDC issuance, redemption, and reserve management are subject to rigorous operational controls. Anti-mon...

Reserve Management

...anagement framework includes provisions for liquidity management to ensure that redemption requests can be processed promptly even during periods of elevated redemption a...

Token Lifecycle

...fecycle encompasses three distinct phases: issuance (minting), circulation, and redemption (burning). This lifecycle is designed to maintain the one-to-one correspondence...