Understanding Stablecoins
Completed by Katherine Bosken
August 20, 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: Risk Management
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Regulatory Compliance
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Asset Management
- Category: Bank Regulations
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: Market Dynamics
- Category: Liquidation
- Category: Governance
- Category: Financial Regulation
