Understanding Stablecoins
Completed by Brandon McKenzie
April 19, 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 Analysis
- Category: Risk Management Framework
- Category: Financial Regulation
- Category: Financial Analysis
- Category: FinTech
- Category: Blockchain
- Category: Cyber Risk
- Category: Payment Systems
- Category: Governance
- Category: Market Liquidity
- Category: Liquidation
- Category: Digital Assets
