{"id":31,"date":"2026-10-27T20:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/stablecoins\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:33:02","slug":"stablecoins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/topics\/cryptocurrencies\/stablecoins\/","title":{"rendered":"Stablecoins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b605225 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead lt-skip-menu e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b605225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b959a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52b959a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a196dd8 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a196dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stablecoins<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143af48 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"143af48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tokens designed to track a currency: the three designs and what can go wrong.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5c9f4 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b5c9f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"in-short\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421ca13 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"421ca13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e2516 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7e2516\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b83a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b83a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In short<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657759a lt-meta lt-depth-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"657759a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explainer, 8 min read (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e24a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e24a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A stablecoin is a token that tries to keep a steady value, usually one US dollar. It is used to move value between apps without leaving crypto.<\/p><p>Some are backed by cash and bonds held by a company, some by other crypto locked in a smart contract, and some only by an algorithm. Each design has failed at least once.<\/p><p>What matters is what stands behind the token, who checks it and whether holders can swap it back. A steady value is a goal, not a promise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a9e64 lt-rule-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4a9e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Not financial advice.<\/strong> This explainer describes how something works. It does not say whether to buy, sell or hold anything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d63f1 e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7d63f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baaebb lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0baaebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/topics\/cryptocurrencies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More from the desk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bf4c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3bf4c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892bcec lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"892bcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-coinews-coin-silver.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19\" alt=\"A silver-coloured coin reflecting light on a black background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-coinews-coin-silver.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-coinews-coin-silver-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-coinews-coin-silver-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-coinews-coin-silver-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-coinews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-coinews-coin-silver-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2c9e1 e-con-full lt-side__box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff2c9e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c268028 lt-desk lt-desk--side elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c268028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key points<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3dfb9 lt-ticks elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8b3dfb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Backed by reserves, by crypto, or by an algorithm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Read who audits the reserves, and how often<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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