Category: Stablecoins
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The Fundamental Reason Why UST Collapsed (Important Lesson for Stablecoins)
A harsh reality in crypto is that many of the leading stablecoins today are a lot more unstable than they claim to be. Last year’s catastrophic UST crash was a quintessential example of how vulnerable some “stablecoins” actually are. Despite claiming to be a secure stablecoin, massive oversights in the architecture of terraUSD (UST) led…
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EXPLAINED: The 7 Tenets of a Decentralized Stablecoin
Read our blog post to learn what makes a decentralize stablecoin truly decentralized.
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The 2 Major Stablecoin Risks That You NEED To Be Aware Of
This post is all about stablecoin risks. Click here to understand more about what they are and how to avoid them.
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The Schelling Point: How Game Theory Helps Stablecoins Maintain Their Peg
Learn what the schelling point is and how it influences the price stability of stablecoins.
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What is EthereumFair and What Can We Learn From It?
Ethereum Fair is an Ethereum fork but it has no users. Learn everything you need to know about the new blockchain.
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What is pUSDC Stablecoin and Why Is It Under One Dollar?
pUSDC, not to be confused with bridged in eUSDC, is backed by nothing and is worthless.
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Fiat-Backed Stablecoins: The Opposite of Why Crypto Was Invented?
Fiat-backed stablecoins are the largest by market cap and volume in the crypto space. But why are users reintroducing counterparty risk unnecessarily?
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Hard Peg vs Soft Peg Mechanisms: Maintaining Price Points in Crypto
Stablecoins and other currencies have different peg mechanisms to maintain price stability. Learn the difference between hard peg vs soft peg.
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USDT Exposed: The End of Crypto’s Tether?
One letter away from UST, the “unbreakable” buck of crypto is showing more and more signs of investor concern. Here’s everything you need to know about Tether USD.
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Dai of Maker Dao: Exposing the Risks of the “Decentralized” Stablecoin
Dai, of Maker DAO, is advertised as a decentralized stablecoin. While it has some DeFi components, there are many aspects that make it an unattractive centralized option.