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minus-squareNighed@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoWhat about the so called ‘stablecoins’? (Although those sound dodgy AF to me?, not backed 1-1 anymore?)
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoAfaik no current stablecoin is proven via audit to be 1-1 backed, not sure if any are still claiming it. Algorithmic stablecoins on the other hand are only stableish; see the terra/luna fiasco
minus-squareLunaChocken@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoStable coins… Aka gold? I heard gold is pretty stable. Yes sir, I’d like to buy this game with this bar of gold. At Steam’s headquarters.
minus-squareNighed@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoCryptocurrency that is pegged 1-1 against a normal currency. I think they have some limitations though.
minus-squareLunaChocken@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoIt was a joke. Mocking stable coins for how they never compare to golds stability.
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What about the so called ‘stablecoins’?
(Although those sound dodgy AF to me?, not backed 1-1 anymore?)
Afaik no current stablecoin is proven via audit to be 1-1 backed, not sure if any are still claiming it.
Algorithmic stablecoins on the other hand are only stableish; see the terra/luna fiasco
Stable coins… Aka gold? I heard gold is pretty stable.
Yes sir, I’d like to buy this game with this bar of gold. At Steam’s headquarters.
Cryptocurrency that is pegged 1-1 against a normal currency. I think they have some limitations though.
It was a joke. Mocking stable coins for how they never compare to golds stability.
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