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Traditional” DeFi / CeFi projects operate using an asset as collateral, if the price of that asset falls and is not enough to pay the loan, it is automatically settled: the lender keeps the collateral asset and the borrower keeps the loaned asset.
PlutoDAO implements a model where loans are a function of time: the borrower lends to himself and repays his debt with future earnings.
This is done by accepting any asset that can get a guaranteed-yield percentage (XLM, ETH, BTC, USDC, etc.).
PlutoDAO will work with third parties such as UltraStellar (and others that will be added in the future to minimize risk) to ensure future yields and to generate in the user the confidence that their investment is properly managed and protected.
PlutoDAO will use its own token (pUSD) which will have 1:1 parity with USD.
Users can take up to 50% of pUSD for their loans, this means that, if one user provides 100 USDC, PlutoDao issues 50pUSD as a loan and invests the 100 USDC in trusted third parties to earn interests.
To pay off debts, one can simply wait for a while until yUSDC (if we consider a 9% APY it would take about 5.5 years) generates the necessary return or it can be cancelled earlier by paying the debt with more USDC or pUSD, the platform values both at 1:1.
This makes pUSD a stablecoin backed by the future yield of yUSDC.
PlutoDAO invests the USDC reserve for a 9% APY, guaranteeing that the pUSD loan will eventually be repaid; PlutoDAO earns a 10% profit from this operation.
PlutoDAO aims to be a Decentralized Organization, in order to achieve that, it is currently working on a on-chain proposal voting mechanism, to achieve an auditable and transparent way of voting; while not originally intended this way, the team is considering open-sourcing the governance module for other projects to use.
PlutoDAO is looking closely at the development of Stellar Turrets and has started experimenting with smart contracts for decentralization.
If we calculate the quotient between the market capitalization of both (ETH / XLM) cryptocurrencies, we can get the ratio (E-Ratio) that we are going to use to extrapolate the statistics and find the estimated potential market for PlutoDAO:
* ETH Market Cap. of USD 482,990,704,748 / XLM Market Cap. of USD 7,909,868,611 = 61 (E-Ratio)
Now, considering Olympus DAO (OHM) as the leader of Defi 2.0 on the ETH Blockchain, having achieved a Total Value Locked (TVL) of USD 765,910,000,000. Using the previously estimated ratio of 61 (E-Ratio), the estimated TVL over the Stellar Network is USD 12,543,196,812. Considering 10% of that value, so as not to be overly optimistic, the projected TVL of PlutoDAO becomes USD 1,254,319,681.
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We consider traditional collateral-based loan protocols that evolve in the face of this new DeFi market reality as possible competition, but PlutoDAO will already have an advantage by being positioned as a leader in offering this kind of non-traditional loan.
Our strategy consists of 3 key elements:
Every marketing activity will be digital, through influencer services on various social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Medium, Discord, Reddit, etc.), using promotions (claiming of tokens) as advertisements, establishing strategic alliances with other projects in the Stellar Network, and finally carrying out community development: communicating regularly with members, promoting AMA style events or digital meetings using videoconferencing platforms.
Regarding active accounts on the platform, we consider an estimated growth factor in active user accounts of 2x per month, starting with 5 in July 2021 and ending 2022 with approximately 1,000. While developing the PlutoDAO Community that helps adoption of the platform.
For this first stage we are considering an initial budget of $48,500 to pay for the working hours of the team and to reach production in July 2022.
Discord: https://discord.gg/msyfkjxVxzTwitter: https://twitter.com/plutoDAOfinanceWeb: http://www.plutodao.finance
Hernan Peralta
Developer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hernan-peralta/
Julian Skalic
Developer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-skalic-61114285/
Pablo Hazan
Developer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablo-hazan-a5225911a/
Martin Cayssials
Economics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mart%C3%ADn-cayssials-389503183/
Federico Perez
Marketing Strategist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fedeperezjacomet/
Nicolas Galliano
Designer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicogaliano/
Estanislao Villamarin
Community Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lao-villamarin-557856148/
German Villamarin
Product Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/germanv/
Fabricio Leonardo Sodano
Tech Lead / Product Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fsodano/
Miguel Rienzi
Marketing Manager / Product Manager
The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on December 5, 2022 as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on July 5th as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
**The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on December 16, 2021 as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
*The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on September 27, 2021 as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
* The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on the date of transfer as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has been awarded to the project in XLM. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.