Understanding Stablecoins
Completed by JIE LIANG HANG
May 26, 2026
8 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
How stablecoins maintain their peg through collateral, algorithms, and hedging — and why some fail catastrophically.
How to evaluate stablecoin risks spanning smart contracts, custodial exposure, depegging, and regulatory uncertainty.
Why stablecoins are reshaping global payments, DeFi, and the emerging AI agent-to-agent economy.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Asset Management
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Bank Regulations
- Category: Regulatory Compliance
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Governance
- Category: Financial Regulation
- Category: Risk Management
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Market Dynamics
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: Cyber Risk

