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Basics

What Is Minting?

Put collateral in, get new synthetic tokens out.

Definition

Minting is where synthetic tokens come from. Collateral goes into the protocol, new tokens come out, and the supply grows by exactly what the deposit backs.

How it works

Deposit an accepted collateral asset. The program mints tokens against it and sends them to your wallet.

In Continuum

Minting here always produces a pair. Deposit 1,000 USDC and you receive Long tokens and Short tokens together worth 1,000 USDC, with the split between them shifting as the price moves.

Related terms

Redemption

Hand the tokens back, get the collateral out.

Collateral

Assets deposited to back or secure a financial position.

Synthetic Asset

A token that tracks the price of another asset without requiring ownership of the underlying.

More basics terms

Synthetic AssetLong Token (L Token)Short Token (S Token)Collateral

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