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What Is a Stablecoin: Complete Beginner's Guide — Four Types, How to Choose, Common Misconceptions Explained

Stablecoins aren't 'assets permanently equal to $1' — USDC fell to $0.87 during the SVB crisis, and UST collapsed to zero. Different stablecoin types have completely different depeg risks and causes. Understanding them is how you truly protect your assets.
Fiona Lau · July 03, 2026
In 2026, global Stablecoin circulation has exceeded $270 billion — surpassing the GDP of most medium-sized countries. The USDC, USDT, USDS, and USDe you see in crypto news, the 'digital dollars' used in peer-to-peer transfers, the 'stable assets' used as lending collateral in DeFi protocols — these are all different versions of stablecoins.'Stablecoin' itself is a broad umbrella label....
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How to Read a Stablecoin Reserve Report: A Complete Beginner's Guide to Audits and Attestations
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"Stablecoins aren't 'assets permanently equal to $1' — USDC fell to $0.87 during the SVB crisis, and UST collapsed to zero. Different stablecoin types have completely different depeg risks and causes. Understanding them is how you truly protect your assets."
— Stablecoin Bible
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