I’m not sure why some bitcoiners are so opposed to the idea of stablecoins coexisting with bitcoin. The idea that we’ll suddenly transition from fiat to a pure Bitcoin economy overnight is a fantasy. Real adoption happens in steps and stablecoins are part of that bridge.
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Exactly and many individuals in various countries have a strong need for it.
Privileged people in 1st world countries may need need it as much but you bet Argentina or Zimbabwe needs stables or at least can highly benefit from it.
Probably the best use case for stables.
If a decentralized AI could follow on the same concept then we the people r winning a serious piece of freedom/centralisation ⚡️🙏.
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Agree 100%. People living under rapidly inflating international currencies want US dollars, above all else, and stablecoins can be owned on a cell phone. After their purchasing power is protected, they can save a bit long term in volatile Bitcoin, and do daily purchasing in their local fiat.
This is exactly the use case for many underdeveloped and emerging countries.
Here in Brazil we have DEPIX, I think is awesome to buy BTC via P2P, not using any exchange! 💪🏾🤘🏾😎⚡️
I oppose them as they are a competing system that is more controlling than the current digital fiat system that I use. I am concerned that the bridge will be broken once they have a significant market share.
I believe the complete opposite. Stables help bitcoin adoption enormously.
I worry most about the surveillance state and the controlled on/off ramps for stable coins by the state. But I do welcome onboarding to the hardest money in the world via stable coin if this is the way
I believe this is a more realistic path to a Bitcoin economy compared to the idea of magically transitioning from fiat to it overnight.
Indeed. It’s really cool to see small bitcoin centric circular economies pop up in areas…. But they’re still tiny in the grand scheme of things. Most of the global south is still reliant on dollars as a stable SOV, MOE, unit of account with somewhat better accessibility- and stable coins definitely allow for that accessibility digitally.
Hopefully us plebs in developed economies can help the world to see that our fiat currencies are also shit, they just look good relative to other worse fiat currencies. stacking sats will be the long game!
I think so too.
Yeah it’s weird
Hi bro 🤟🏴☠️😉 Exactly. The path to a Bitcoin standard isn’t a binary switch it’s an evolution. Stablecoins provide an on-ramp, liquidity, and utility in regions where Bitcoin volatility is a barrier to adoption. They also serve as a tool for onboarding billions into self-custody and decentralized finance. Dismissing them outright ignores the reality of how economic transitions actually work.