PANews October 22 reported, citing The Block, that U.S. fintech company SoFi Technologies has launched SoFi Earn (SOFIE), an interest-bearing tokenized deposit product for retail customers, with an annual yield of 4.4%and deposit insurance coverage from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) within applicable limits. SoFi stated that this is the first time a U.S. national bank has offered a tokenized deposit product to retail customers. Each SOFIE corresponds to 1 USD in deposits held at SoFi Bank. Users can access the product through SoFi Crypto and convert 1: 1 into SOFIE at a SoFiUSD ratio as a stablecoin, for purchasing cryptocurrencies or transferring to supported external wallets. Deposits continue to earn interest before conversion...
PANews, citing a The Block report, stated that U.S. fintech company SoFi Technologies has launched SoFi Earn (SOFIE）。
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The report describes SOFIE as an interest-bearing tokenized deposit product for retail customers, with an annual yield of 4.4%。
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The report stated that the product is protected by deposit insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) within applicable limits.
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SoFi stated that this is the first time a U.S. national bank has offered a tokenized deposit product to retail customers.
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Each SOFIE corresponds to 1 USD in deposits held at SoFi Bank.
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Users can access the product through SoFi Crypto and convert 1: 1 into SOFIE at a SoFiUSD ratio as a stablecoin.
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The report stated that the converted SoFiUSD can be used to purchase cryptocurrencies or transfer to supported external wallets, while deposits continue to earn interest before conversion.
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SOFIE It represents USD in deposits held at SoFi Bank in tokenized form. According to the report, each SOFIE corresponds to 1 USD in deposits and earns interest; users can also convert it at 1: 1 into SoFiUSD for purchasing cryptocurrencies or transferring to supported wallets.
Why it matters to readers
The product links interest-bearing deposits, tokenized form, and cryptocurrency use cases, while claiming FDIC deposit insurance coverage within applicable limits.
Beginners need to distinguish between SOFIE and the converted SoFiUSD, and should focus on exactly which stage FDIC insurance covers, the applicable limits, and the conversion and transfer conditions.
Risks and unknowns
The available evidence is PANews' account of The Block's report and does not include an official SoFi announcement or complete product terms.
The original text ends with an ellipsis and asks readers to click the link for the full article; therefore, the scope of insurance, applicable limits, and other terms are incomplete.
The evidence does not specify whether SOFIE remains protected by SoFiUSD deposit insurance after conversion into FDIC.
The evidence provides no product adoption, conversion-volume, or operational data.
SoFi's claim of being the “first U.S. national bank” is not independently verified in the evidence.
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