# Announcing World Trade Francs: The Official Ethereum Stablecoin

DevFeed: [Announcing World Trade Francs: The Official Ethereum Stablecoin](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/announcing-world-trade-francs-the-official-ethereum-stablecoin-16823.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2018/04/01/announcing-world-trade-francs-official-ethereum-stablecoin>)

Author: Vitalik Buterin

Published: 2018-04-01T15:35:26Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptocurrency.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>)

Tags: [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [blockchain-technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain-technology.md>), [cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptocurrency.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [token](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/token.md>), [tokens](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tokens.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces World Trade Francs, described as a decentralized stablecoin built on Ethereum and next-generation blockchain technology. It also introduces WTF as a stable token and FTW as a corresponding volatile token within the proposed system.

## Source excerpt

We have long recognized that in order for cryptocurrency to reach mass adoption, a form of cryptocurrency that has higher price stability than existing cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH would be needed so that people can use the currency to store funds and engage in commerce without worrying about their...