🚨A brief history of UNUS SED LEO🚨
UNUS SED LEO was conceived in May 2019 by iFinex when authorities confiscated a portion of the cash held by Crypto Capital, the business that handled iFiex’s payments. iFinex, the parent company of Bitfinex, found it impossible to retrieve these monies, and instead created the LEO token to address this financial challenge.
During its initial exchange offering (IEO), a total of 1 billion UNUS SED LEO minted tokens were sold at the rate of 1 USDT each. A total of USD 1 billion was raised over 10 days. As a result, iFinex managed to cover the $850 million it lost to the Panama-based bank Crypto Capital.
The token's unusual name comes from the Latin phrase, 'Unus sed leo' and originates from Aesop's fable, 'The Sow and the Lioness.' Translating to 'one, but a lion', the saying expresses that quality is more important than quantity.
Designed to empower the Bitfinex community, the cryptocurrency allows its customers to save money on trading fees. The discount amount is determined by how much LEO the client has in their account, and the savings are divided into three tiers. Fluctuations depend on whether a trading pair is crypto-to-crypto or crypto-to-stablecoin.