Why “stablecoin” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Then don't buy stablecoins? Stick to BTC and ETH? Who cares what the stablecoin companies do with stablecoins, it doesn't affect the rest of it. Nobody froze BTC or ETH assets.
by fragsworth · Oct 31, 2026
So you want the stablecoin corporations to screw the people that lent the money and you say the people that had money in Binance should lose as well What kind of backwards Robin…
by extraextra · Oct 30, 2026
Sending stablecoins is much cheaper and faster than sending a wire, and that requires Ethereum (or similar chain). Of course, the bottleneck then becomes converting stablecoin d…
by rib3ye · Oct 30, 2026
It might be decentralized in terms of infrastructure, but the more precise property is that it is permissioned . Permissionless stablecoin exist - see DAI, etc, but USDT is abso…
by idiotsecant · Oct 30, 2026
I guess the point is simply that "blacklisted" coin is no longer a liability. They wouldn't be "printing free cash" they'd be cash neutral. The alternative is the stablecoin pro…
by Ntrails · Oct 30, 2026
Maybe swap pools and/or law enforcement working together with stablecoin issuers are more vigilant about pools than they are about various DeFi lending pools, given that on…
by lxgr · Oct 30, 2026
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A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that aims to maintain a stable value relative to a specified asset, a pool or basket of assets. The specified asset might refer to fiat currency, commodity, or other cryptocurrencies. Despite the name, stablecoins are not necessarily stable. Stablecoins rely on stabilization tools such as reserve assets or algorithms that match supply and demand to try to maintain a stable value. Read more on Wikipedia