Stablecoins & Pegged Assets
Understand the different types of stablecoins, how they maintain their peg, the risks involved, and how the post-GENIUS Act regulatory landscape has reshaped the $320B stablecoin market in 2026.
5 lessons · 1 hr 20 min · intermediate
- 1What Are Stablecoins?Learn why stablecoins exist, their explosive growth to a $320B market, and the role they play in modern crypto and global finance.13 min
- 2Types of StablecoinsExplore fiat-backed, crypto-backed, synthetic delta-neutral, and algorithmic stablecoins, including the lessons from the Terra/UST collapse.11 min
- 3Risks, Regulation & Use Cases of StablecoinsPractical use cases, the GENIUS Act and MiCA, the institutional landscape (BlackRock BUIDL, Stripe/Bridge), and the risks every user should understand.12 min
- 4Stablecoins as Global Payment Rails: Real Adoption, Real NumbersA data-driven look at the $33 trillion in stablecoin volume, B2B and remittance corridors, the post-GENIUS issuer landscape, and the regions where stablecoins have already replaced legacy dollars.15 min
- 5What Happens When Stablecoins FailA failure-mode catalog with case studies — algorithmic death spirals (Terra/UST), reserve-bank failure (USDC/SVB), regulatory shutdown (BUSD), issuer fraud (Tether 2021 settlement), and what users actually do when a peg breaks.29 min
Educational only — not financial advice.