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Why would anyone want a token that is designed to go to $0?
I found exactly that while reading the TermMax documentation.
It's called XT (X Token) — and at first, the mechanics looked strange to me.
TermMax is built around this equation:
1 FT + 1 XT = 1 Debt Token
FT is the fixed-income part. XT is the complementary interest-obligation part.
The easiest way to understand it is with TermMax's own 8% example.
For a 1-year position:
1 Debt Token = $1
FT ≈ $0.926
XT ≈ $0.074
Together:
$0.926 + $0.074 = $1
Now comes the interesting part.
As maturity gets closer, FT moves toward its $1 face value.
But if:
FT + XT = $1
then XT has to move in the opposite direction.
TermMax's example shows it clearly:
1 year left → XT ≈ $0.074
6 months left → XT ≈ $0.037
Maturity → XT = $0
So XT going to zero isn't a bug.
It's part of the design.
FT absorbs the fixed-income value as maturity approaches, while XT represents the remaining interest-obligation component.
This also explains why XT shouldn't be viewed like a normal token where “price going to zero” automatically means the project failed.
Here, time decay is built into the mechanism.
That was the detail that finally made the FT/XT model click for me:
FT moves toward face value.
XT moves toward zero.
Together they keep the equation balanced.
Sometimes a token going to $0 is exactly what the system expects.
#DeFi #FixedRate #Crypto
Why would anyone want a token that is designed to go to $0?
I found exactly that while reading the TermMax documentation.
It's called XT (X Token) — and at first, the mechanics looked strange to me.
TermMax is built around this equation:
1 FT + 1 XT = 1 Debt Token
FT is the fixed-income part. XT is the complementary interest-obligation part.
The easiest way to understand it is with TermMax's own 8% example.
For a 1-year position:
1 Debt Token = $1
FT ≈ $0.926
XT ≈ $0.074
Together:
$0.926 + $0.074 = $1
Now comes the interesting part.
As maturity gets closer, FT moves toward its $1 face value.
But if:
FT + XT = $1
then XT has to move in the opposite direction.
TermMax's example shows it clearly:
1 year left → XT ≈ $0.074
6 months left → XT ≈ $0.037
Maturity → XT = $0
So XT going to zero isn't a bug.
It's part of the design.
FT absorbs the fixed-income value as maturity approaches, while XT represents the remaining interest-obligation component.
This also explains why XT shouldn't be viewed like a normal token where “price going to zero” automatically means the project failed.
Here, time decay is built into the mechanism.
That was the detail that finally made the FT/XT model click for me:
FT moves toward face value.
XT moves toward zero.
Together they keep the equation balanced.
Sometimes a token going to $0 is exactly what the system expects.
#DeFi #FixedRate #Crypto