07.01 Fiat-backed stablecoins | Digital Assets For Investors

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A focused walkthrough of fiat-backed stablecoins and how to apply the idea in practice. Chapter 7, Stablecoins and Payments. Section 1, Fiat-backed stablecoins. A fiat-backed stablecoin is a token on a blockchain that aims to stay equal to a traditional currency, usually one token for one dollar. Unlike volatile crypto assets that rise and fall with market demand, its goal is stability, and that promise is typically supported by cash or cash-like reserves held off-chain. In simple terms, the token is the digital form, while the backing sits in the traditional financial system. Fiat-backed stablecoins are widely used because they work more like infrastructure than a typical investment product: they combine relatively steady, dollar-like value with the speed and portability of blockchain networks. That makes tokens like USDC and USDT useful for trading between crypto assets, moving value across borders, settling between exchanges and firms, and supporting payments or DeFi activity, often across multiple blockchains. Read the full section: https://what2i.com/education/digital-assets-for-investors/stablecoins-and-payments/fiat-backed-stablecoins Open slide mode: https://what2i.com/education/slides/digital-assets-for-investors/stablecoins-and-payments/fiat-backed-stablecoins Download the course PDF: https://what2i.com/api/v1/education/packets/digital-assets-for-investors/pdf Download the slide PDF: https://what2i.com/api/v1/education/packets/digital-assets-for-investors/modules/stablecoins-and-payments/sections/fiat-backed-stablecoins/slide-pdf