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are stablecoins as the future of crypto a bad thing?

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the current stablecoin marketcap is $237.49B

not a huge part of the crypto as a whole YET, but i foresee it being the main way people interact and use it as time goes on

the question is - is it a potential contagion considering how centralized all stables are?

or does present adoption outweigh future centralization risk?



Community strategy at @offchainlabs,  contributing to /arbitrum

Stablecoins – Adoption vs Centralization Risks
Stablecoins have a current market cap of $237.49 billion and growing, making them key to user engagement with crypto.

Main risks: centralization (e.g. USDT, USDC) creates potential for systemic contagion if there is a problem with the issuer or reserve.

Advantages: rapid adoption due to price stability, easy to use in DeFi and global transactions.

Challenges ahead: Balancing broad adoption with maintaining the principles of decentralization and transparency