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LUSD is a stablecoin issued by the cross-chain synthetic asset protocol, Linear Finance, with approximately 1 LUSD equal to 1 US Dollar. Users can "construct" LUSD by providing collateral assets to the debt pool on the Linear Finance platform. LUSD can be used to purchase synthetic assets (Liquids) on the Linear exchange, or for other protocols or DApps within the DeFi ecosystem.
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