BUSD is a fully collateralized stablecoin issued by Binance and backed by USD reserves held with a licensed custodian (Paxos).
BUSD is a large-cap, fully collateralized asset. This asset depends on two centralized entities for custody services. This asset is exposed to the underlying risks of Binance Bridge, a protocol rated as Watch out.
BUSD is a stablecoin that usually trades within 20bps of its peg to USD, which makes it a solid store of value.
Binance-Peg BUSD Token (BNB Chain) has no dependencies.
BUSD has a fixed supply. BUSD on BNB Chain is backed 1:1 by BUSD locked on Ethereum by Binance. Each regular BUSD (ERC-20) is backed 1:1 by USD reserves held with a licensed custodian (Paxos). BUSD is fully redeemable for its USD reserves, providing an effective mechanism to retain the peg to $1.
BUSD is a stablecoin that usually trades within 20bps of its peg to USD, which makes it a solid store of value. BUSD is fully redeemable for its USD reserves, providing an effective mechanism to retain the peg to $1.
BUSD launched in September 2019 as a partnership between Binance and Paxos. Customers on Binance with USD accounts can exchange 1 BUSD for 1 USD and vice versa. BUSD is issued solely by Paxos on Ethereum.
BUSD is natively issued on Ethereum, which limits is usage outside of its network. To extend its usage across multiple chains, Binance offers a wrapped version of BUSD, Binance-Peg BUSD, that is designed to track the value of the Ethereum-based BUSD on a 1:1 basis. BUSD (ERC-20) and Binance-Peg BUSD holders can freely swap their tokens between various supported chains.
Each Binance-Peg BUSD that Binance mints is backed by a regular BUSD that is locked on Ethereum. The value of Binance-Peg BUSD is secured by locking the collateral of the BUSD. In this case, Binance locks the regular BUSD on Ethereum and then mints a corresponding amount of Binance-Peg BUSD on BNB Chain. For more details, you can check out their Proof of Assets.