NuShares are units held by individuals who wish to help support and maintain the Nu network. Owning NuShares is not required to use NuBits. Instead, NuShares are intended to be a source of network equity for developers, entrepreneurs, and speculators. NuShareholders can receive network revenues in the form of Peercoin dividends paid out by a custodian. NuShareholders can cast votes for actions that positively affect the Nu network. These actions help adjust the supply and demand for NuBits so that they will always remain at a long-term USD 1.00 value.
Kava is a DeFi platform that offers collaterized loans and stablecoins built with the Cosmos SDK. It aims to be cross-chain enabled bringing stablecoins to major crypto ecosystems such as BTC, BNB, ATOM and more. KAVA token will act as a governance and staking token to secure the network and vote on key upgrades. USDX token will be issued as a stablecoin backed by crypto asset collateral. Some calls it the MakerDAO on Cosmos. While USDX will be have similar to DAI, the USD stablecoin on Ethereum.