What does HUMA want to do?
In simple terms, Huma Finance aims to use blockchain technology to create a new method for payments and borrowing called 'PayFi' (Payment Finance). They want to turn valuable 'future money' (such as receivables you will receive in the future) into tokens (this is known as RWA, real-world assets) and then use these tokens to help cash-strapped businesses and individuals access working capital faster, solving the problems of slow transfers and high fees in traditional finance. It acts like a 'financial accelerator,' especially targeting businesses that traditional banks are reluctant to serve or cannot process due to compliance and other factors.
What are the highlights of this project?
'Real Returns': Huma states that the returns on their platform are genuinely earned from helping businesses solve payment and financing issues through service fees, not from trading tokens or high-risk operations. This sounds more stable than many DeFi and GameFi projects, reportedly offering annual returns of around 10.5%.
The team is impressive: The founding team comes from major companies like Google and Facebook, bringing rich experience.
Raised a lot of money: They secured several tens of millions of dollars in investment, with notable institutions among the investors, such as Circle (the issuer of the USDC stablecoin) and Hashkey.
Notable Partners: They are working with payment giant Visa on a pilot project to use blockchain technology for faster payment settlements. They are also deeply collaborating with the popular Jupiter exchange in the Solana ecosystem.
What is the use of the HUMA token?
The total supply of HUMA tokens is 10 billion, and approximately 17.33% will be in circulation initially. Its main uses include:
Voting Governance: Holding tokens allows participation in future project decisions.
Staking Dividends: Staking tokens can earn additional rewards.
Paying transaction fees / as collateral: This may be required when borrowing money or using services on the platform.
Buyback and Burn: The project party plans to use the money earned to buy back and possibly destroy a portion of the tokens, which theoretically is good for the token price.
The tokens of the team and early investors will be locked for one year and then gradually released over three years.
What will happen when HUMA is launched on Binance Alpha?
'First Launch Effect': HUMA is the first project to be exclusively launched on Binance Alpha, which will undoubtedly attract a lot of attention and traffic initially.
It may be lively in the short term, with significant fluctuations: In the past, some projects launched on Alpha saw a sharp rise, but many experienced a price drop after the initial excitement faded. Therefore, the trading volume and price fluctuations may be quite large initially.
Looking at the fundamentals in the long term: Whether the project can stabilize depends on whether it can deliver on what it has promised, such as whether 'real returns' are truly stable, whether there is substantial progress in cooperation with Visa, and whether the use of the token can truly be realized.
The popularity of the Solana ecosystem and RWA: These two concepts are currently quite hot in the market, and Huma just happens to be related to both, which is an added bonus.
What are the risks?
The ideal is grand, but can reality deliver? Whether ‘real returns’ can be sustained and scaled is in question.
Are there many competitors? The number of people and companies doing similar things is increasing, so to stand out, one must see if they can establish their own moat.
Will policies change? The regulations of various countries regarding these types of blockchain projects are still unclear, which poses a significant risk.
Will the token price fall? The market is highly volatile, and even the best projects may drop along with the broader market. Early participants who receive airdrops or presale tokens may also rush to sell, creating price pressure.
The underlying logic of Huma Finance is to 'optimize the asset liquidity of TradFi with the efficiency of DeFi and attempt to build a sustainable value capture model based on real business.' It is not a castle in the air, but aims to apply blockchain technology to specific business scenarios.
Its success or failure hinges on whether its 'PayFi + RWA' business model can truly be executed and scaled, whether its commitment to 'real returns' can be continuously fulfilled, and whether its HUMA token economic model can effectively transfer business value to token holders.
The launch on Binance Alpha provides an excellent starting point and 'attention leverage' for it, but whether it can convert 'traffic' into 'retention' and 'expectations' into 'reality' will require the project party to continuously prove itself across various levels such as technology, product, market, and compliance. It is like a highly anticipated startup that has received top venture capital and has rung the bell on NASDAQ, but the real test — sustained profitability and growth — has only just begun.
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