Imagine that you are in the middle of a chaotic market, where cryptocurrencies go up and down like waves acting unpredictable in the ocean. One day, the value of coins is up and the other day they crash. Now imagine, that inside this turbulent ocean, there's a steady stable boat, that even the wind can't stress it out. This boat, in the BCH ecosystem, it's called ParityUSD.
The all story starts with a old simple problem:
How to use cryptocurrencies as money if the value always change?
During years, the BCH community dreamed for a solution that could bring stability without sacrificing the fundamentals behind the coin: true decentralization, fast and cheap transactions.
In the BCH community we value independence from banks and those giant corporations that promote “stablecoins” but work as black boxes.

It's here where the proposal to create a stablecoin emerges. One that could be maintained in the blockchain, without intermediaries, without permission, and without “trust my word bro”.
ParityUSD born from this ambition, built using the CashTokens technology - one of the most powerful evolutions in the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem.
How this work - explaining to a friend
ParityUSD works using a system that tries to maintain the value of the token always near 1 USD.
There's no company holding dollars in a vault. The system use smart contracts on BCH network to automatically balance supply and demand.
When there's a lot of demand and the token price go above 1 USD, the system adjust.
When there's less demand and the token price drop above 1 USD, the system correct.
All happens mathematically, transparent, and automatic.
It is like a thermostat: if the environment is hot, it becomes cold. If it is cold , it becomes hot.
Easy to understand, difficult to build - that's why is so innovative and powerful.

Why this matters for Bitcoin Cash?
Because BCH is always about money for the real-world.
And in the real-world people need stability: to save, to pay their bills, to make their business or even to plan in long term.
ParityUSD is one more piece that was missing to complete the puzzle:
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merchants can accept payments without fearing volatility
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projects can keep funds inside the chain with stability
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users have a secure option to keep their funds without need for a third party.
ParityUSD is a tool that provide financial freedom with responsibility, transparency and decentralization.
At the end of the day...
ParityUSD is not just a token.
It is an answer.
A solution build by the community to serve the community.
In a ecosystem that everything moves fast, ParityUSD is the balance point - a solid anchor that allows the boat to go far.
And this is just the first page of the story.
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BCH address and QR code
bitcoincash:qp5wsnlhh8fesu42clk9z7ztq7l32ck57savwmcx44
