# $LYU

LYU is Lyve's stablecoin, which is pegged to 1 USD. Users can either collateralize assets to borrow LYU from Lyve or purchase LYU from the market. For details on how Lyve maintains the peg between LYU and 1 USD, please refer to the following content: 

{% content-ref url="../product/price-stability-of-usdlyu" %}
[price-stability-of-usdlyu](https://lyve-finance.gitbook.io/lyve-finance/product/price-stability-of-usdlyu)
{% endcontent-ref %}