# How it Works

The USDh ecosystem is made up of two assets:

#### 1. USDh

A stablecoin consisting of Bitcoin coupled with a short perpetual futures position.

When Hermetica hedges Bitcoin with a short perpetual futures position, it creates a position that is price-stable in dollar terms. 

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#### 2. sUSDh

A Bitcoin-native bond that generates up to 15% yield from funding rates.

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USDh and sUSDh are issued natively on Bitcoin L1 via Runes and Bitcoin L2 via Stacks.

You can buy USDh on the open market via common crypto marketplaces. [Click here](https://app.hermetica.fi/buy) to get started. More markets and product integrations are coming soon.

To access the yield, users [stake USDh](https://app.hermetica.fi/stake) and immediately receive the yield-bearing token, sUSDh.

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