Falcon USD Listed on Bitfinex
Falcon USD Listed on Bitfinex
🦅 Synthetic Dollar Takes Flight
Bitfinex becomes the first centralized exchange to list Falcon USD ($USDf), marking a significant milestone for the synthetic dollar protocol.
Key developments:
- Falcon Finance currently manages $151M+ TVL in closed beta
- Protocol recently integrated Chainlink Price Feeds
- Integration aims to enhance security and scalability of USDf & sUSDf markets
The listing on Bitfinex represents a major step forward for synthetic dollar adoption in traditional crypto trading venues.
Falcon has landed on Bitfinex 🦅 Bitfinex is the first centralised exchange to list Falcon USD $USDf! @FalconStable is creating a new kind of synthetic dollar ✅ Learn more here: blog.bitfinex.com/media-releases…
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