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TOP 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT STABLECOINS

Tom Merritt shares the most important information you need to remember about
stablecoin cryptocurrencies.

You may have heard of stablecoins and thought it sounded like a good idea. After
all, most cryptocurrencies are quite volatile, so why not have one meant to be
stable?

You may also have heard of stablecoins crashing and wondered: Well, how did that
happen? I thought they were supposed to be stable?

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Here are five things to know about stablecoins.


1. STABLECOINS ARE OFTEN EQUATED TO U.S. DOLLARS.

Many stablecoins are tied to the U.S. dollar in such a way that the issuer
promises to always exchange one coin for one dollar.


2. STABLECOINS CAN BE BACKED BY MANY THINGS – NOT JUST U.S. DOLLARS.

Some stablecoins are tied to other stable reserves like gold. They might also be
tied to an algorithm that manipulates the supply to keep it pegged at a
particular value.


3. STABLECOINS DON’T HAVE TO BE BACKED BY ANYTHING.

There’s no regulation about what gets to be labeled a stablecoin. The Terra
stablecoin was backed by another cryptocurrency called Luna which was tied to
reserves of a lot of other cryptocurrencies. It was one that used an algorithm
to try to hold its value. That algorithm eventually failed.


4. EVEN STABLECOINS BACKED BY DOLLARS AREN’T ACTUALLY BACKED BY DOLLARS.

A stablecoin called Tether uses a mix of corporate debt, cash and treasury
bills. The idea is to have some holdings that can be liquidated fast when needed
but also appreciate in value.


5. STABLECOINS ARE USEFUL FOR MONEY TRANSFERS.

While Bitcoin can be relatively slow and Ethereum can have high fees, when
stablecoins are actually stable, they can conduct transfers much faster and
cheaper than the traditional banking system.

Just because it has stable in the name, doesn’t mean it’s entirely stable.
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