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Well you see, stablecoins actually strengthen the dollar's standing as reserve currency. Unlocking trillions of demand for treasuries to the farthest reaches of the world. #Stablecoins

definitely gonna quote-mine this one and make you look like a tool

Related embarrassing admission - I have no clue how stablecoins work in the technical side. Have some vague notion that issuance is somehow stamped onto a blockchain with minimal footprint, but have never investigated further.

Is there anything much to learn from them technically that you'd recommend I read about?

Recommend....? RECOMMEND?!

there are algorithmic ones where supply is automatically minted and burned to keep price steady. and then there are "reserve-backed" ones where some entity (ostensibly) holds dollars or whatever the fuck 1:1 with tokens. I'm not sure if the latter somehow proves reserves, but it seems like there would always be an oracle problem.

Oh right, I always forget there are distinctions between some of them.

And yes, the oracle problem lurks as one of the greatest issues I can think of. Not to mention assumption of stability of reserves 🤭

Guess I'll have to someday get around to seeing what elements of blockchains exactly are involved, as I often feel unequipped to go very deep when asked about them

Terra-Luna 😂

I had picked a good time to "see how this yield thing works"

Actually “SAY STABLE ONE MORE TIME”