Mountain Protocol Announces the Native Issuance of Its Yield-Bearing Stablecoin USDM on ZKsync Era

The launch enables ZKsync (ZK) users to leverage the USDM stablecoin in decentralized finance while earning yield from tokenized Treasury bills.

ZKsync Era now hosts the native issuance of Mountain Protocol's yield-bearing stablecoin USDM.

The launch allows ZKsync (ZK) users to utilize the USDM stablecoin within decentralized finance applications and earn yield from tokenized Treasury bills. As announced by the Mountain Protocol team on Friday, the two tokens, USDM and wUSDM, are now natively available on ZKsync Era.

Announced in September 2023, USDM is a regulated ERC-20 token, similar to other top fiat-backed stablecoins, that allows holders to participate in U.S. Treasury bills and other opportunities across DeFi. The rebasing stablecoin offers a 4.7% annual percentage yield, with rewards accruing daily for holders. USDM is pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar.

ZKsync users can hold USDM in their wallets to earn daily yield, use it for payments and settlements, or deposit it into liquidity pools to earn trading fees. The token can also be used in decentralized finance lending and as collateral in perpetuals trading.

At the same time, wUSDM, the wrapped version of the stablecoin, reflects price appreciation as USDM rewards accrue for holders. Mountain Protocol enables users to wrap and unwrap USDM and wUSDM on its mainnet, decentralized exchanges and liquidity aggregators.

Both USDM and wUSDM are now available to trade on ZKsync DEX platform SyncSwap, with over $5 million in liquidity, according to a Mountain Protocol announcement on Jan. 20.

“By adding USDM to its blockchain, ZKsync will be increasing its ecosystem’s overall yield rates, making it a more capital-efficient blockchain, all while adopting a transparent and secure token,” Mountain Protocol shared via X.

It's worth noting that USDM is not available to U.S. citizens and in other restricted countries and jurisdictions.