stablecoins
Digital currency anchors
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a fixed value, typically pegged to a conventional currency like the US dollar.
Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, which fluctuate wildly, stablecoins aim for price stability—making them useful for trading, transfers, and as a store of value within crypto markets.
Most are backed by reserves of the pegged currency, though some use algorithms to maintain their peg.
Currency stored electronically
- cryptoassetsBlockchain-recorded financial instruments
- tokenomicsDigital asset economic structure
- walletSmall case for currency
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
liquidity · Circle · collateralized · algorithmic · crypto market · trading · hedging · decentralized
Security for debt
- backingAid or sponsorship
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- auditFormal accounts examination
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
Money given for obligations
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- mobile paymentsPurchases via portable devices
- transaction feesCosts for processing payments
micropayments · payroll · e-commerce · point-of-sale · dollarization · capital flight
State of being equal
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- convertibilityCapacity for free exchange
- collateralizedBacked by pledged assets
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
Rules governing tradable investments
- transparencyState of being see-through
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- licensingGranting official permission
- AMLIllicit finance prevention framework
SEC · ban · oversight · Libra · Diem · systemic risk · consumer protection
digital currency
Currency stored electronically
- cryptoassetsBlockchain-recorded financial instruments
- tokenomicsDigital asset economic structure
- walletSmall case for currency
exchange · liquidity · Circle · collateralized · algorithmic · crypto market · trading · hedging · decentralized · smart contracts
collateral
Security for debt
- backingAid or sponsorship
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- auditFormal accounts examination
payments
Money given for obligations
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- mobile paymentsPurchases via portable devices
transaction fees · micropayments · payroll · e-commerce · point-of-sale · dollarization · capital flight
parity
State of being equal
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- convertibilityCapacity for free exchange
- collateralizedBacked by pledged assets
securities law
Rules governing tradable investments
- transparencyState of being see-through
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- licensingGranting official permission
AML · SEC · ban · oversight · Libra · Diem · systemic risk · consumer protection
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- cryptoBitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, cryptocurrency, tokens
- digital economye-commerce, digital payments, online shopping, digital marketplace, digital markets
- fintechfintech, mobile banking, digital wallet, mobile payment, digital wallets
- alternative currencylocal currency, scrip, cryptocurrency, crypto, digital currency
- CryptocurrenciesBitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Dogecoin