What is SDR in DFINITY? Different | "DFINITY" word stickers
Hayek, the Nobel laureate in economics, mentioned in his book "The Denationalization of Currency" that currency plays the role of a unit of account and a medium of exchange, and the more stable its value, the better. DFINITY applies this theory to the exchange of Cycles.
In order to ensure the long-term stability of Cycles, DFINITY has introduced the International Monetary Fund's approach to SDR (Special Drawing Rights), which is to set up an exchange medium XDR. 1 XDR (currently about $1.43) can be exchanged for 1 trillion Cycles, and the value of XDR is determined by a package of legal currencies such as the US dollar, the euro, and the British pound, making the exchange rate directly linked to the value of the global economy.
The Cycles exchanged through NNS at the beginning may be sold due to a surplus, resulting in a decrease in market value. But as the computing needs of Internet computers increase, Cycles will become more and more stable.



