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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

Solid question. Stablecoins are the bridge, but bridges go both ways — access and risk.
Yes, they’ll likely dominate UX layer adoption (payments, remittances, savings), but the irony is we’re onboarding millions into crypto... via centralized choke points.

So the real challenge isn’t adoption — it’s building trustless alternatives that feel as seamless. Until then, we’re scaling convenience while quietly stacking systemic risk.