Stablecoins Explained
A focused route through how stablecoins actually work, their designs, and their real risks.
Who it's for: People who want to understand stablecoins before holding or using one, beyond the basic idea of a "stable" price.
6 steps · ~28 min of guided reading, plus research and tool steps
What you'll learn
- • Explain what a stablecoin is and why it's useful.
- • Compare fiat-collateralized and algorithmic stablecoin designs.
- • Understand how redemption works and why it matters for price stability.
- • Recognize the real risks specific to holding a stablecoin.
- • Understand the specific mechanisms that cause a stablecoin to lose its peg.
- 1Guide
5 min read
What Are Stablecoins?
Start with the foundational concept and why stablecoins are useful.
- 2Guide
6 min read
Fiat-Collateralized vs. Algorithmic Stablecoins
Compare the major design approaches and their real historical track records.
- 3Guide
5 min read
How Stablecoin Redemption Actually Works
Understand the mechanism that helps anchor a stablecoin's price to its peg.
- 4Guide
5 min read
Risks of Holding Stablecoins
Learn the real, documented risks before treating a stablecoin as equivalent to cash.
- 5Guide
7 min read
Why Stablecoins Depeg: Causes and Mechanics
Go deeper on exactly how and why a stablecoin's peg actually breaks.
- 6Research
Stablecoin Market Landscape
Apply what you've learned to Kaavon's comparative research on the stablecoin landscape.