Cryptopedia: Learn the concepts behind stablecoins and how they work

Cryptopedia: Learn the concepts behind stablecoins and how they work

Cointelegraph breaks down stablecoins and how they give users a way to safely store their assets without worrying about depreciation. Cointelegraph’s director of video production Jackson DuMont dissected stablecoins in the latest episode of Cryptopedia. DuMont also explored and explained algorithmic stablecoins and the recent incident involving the TerraUSD (UST) and why it was unable to maintain its dollar peg. DuMont defined stablecoins as “a crypto whose value is tied to an outside asset such as the United States Dollar (USD).” According to DuMont, stablecoins are very vital to the....


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