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# High Liquidity Price Pegged Token Algorithm
This projectintroduces a new token pegging algorithm that provides high liquidity and narrow spreads, while being robust against default in the event collateral loses value over time. The basis of our algorithm is a heavily over-collateralized short position combined with the Bancor algorithm to provide liquidity to both long and short positions. A price feed is utilized to guide the market, but its influence is limited to situations where there is a prolonged deviation so as to protect the market maker from abuse.
This project introduces a new token pegging algorithm that provides high liquidity and narrow spreads, while being robust against default in the event collateral loses value over time. The basis of our algorithm is a heavily over-collateralized short position combined with the Bancor algorithm to provide liquidity to both long and short positions. A price feed is utilized to guide the market, but its influence is limited to situations where there is a prolonged deviation so as to protect the market maker from abuse.

## Background
In 2013 BitShares introduced the concept of BitUSD, a “smart coin”, backed by BTS tokens, which was designed to track the value of the dollar. BitUSD operated by creating an order book between those who wanted leverage on the BitShares token (BTS) and those who wanted price stability. To provide liquidity for those who purchased BitUSD, BitUSD holders were allowed to force-settle the least-collateralized short position at the price feed after a multi-day delay. This created an effective margin-call and assured buyers of BitUSD that their token was always worth about a dollar worth of BTS. To prevent default, the least collateralized short position could also be force closed if the price feed fell below the minimum margin requirements.
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