The first time I heard someone say that stablecoins were about to become “regulated,” I assumed it meant crypto users would suddenly have to fill out paperwork every time they sent $50 of USDC. Thankfully, that’s not really how it works. The bigger change is happening behind the scenes. Governments are increasingly treating stablecoins as … Read more
A few years ago, if someone told me they were going to send me $100 through crypto, I would have expected a conversation about Bitcoin. Today, I’d probably ask a different question: “Which stablecoin, and which network?” That’s a pretty significant change. Bitcoin introduced many people to the idea of sending value over a blockchain. … Read more
I remember the first time I had to choose between USDT and USDC. On paper, the decision looked almost too easy. Both were designed to stay around one US dollar, both were available on major crypto platforms, and both seemed to do basically the same job. So I did what many beginners do: I looked … Read more
The first time I used a stablecoin, I wasn’t trying to become a crypto trader. I simply wanted to move some digital dollars without dealing with the price swings I had already experienced with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. One day, a crypto balance could look perfectly fine; the next day, the same amount might be … Read more