• Nighed@feddit.uk
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    9 hours ago

    What about the so called ‘stablecoins’?

    (Although those sound dodgy AF to me?, not backed 1-1 anymore?)

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      52 minutes ago

      Afaik no current stablecoin is proven via audit to be 1-1 backed, not sure if any are still claiming it.

      Algorithmic stablecoins on the other hand are only stableish; see the terra/luna fiasco

    • PastafARRian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 hours ago

      Stablecoins are the answer here. Theoretically though if cryptocurrencies were very widely used they’d be more stable, like actual currencies (probably $100T market cap of actual use, not just investments, so could be decades or never).

      Note stablecoins have “institutional/existential” risk. Dai is decentralized but as seen with Terra/Luna they can be attacked in many ways.

      Generally… Just keep a small balance in crypto, whatever you plan to spend in the next few months.

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      8 hours ago

      Stable coins… Aka gold? I heard gold is pretty stable.

      Yes sir, I’d like to buy this game with this bar of gold. At Steam’s headquarters.

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        8 hours ago

        Cryptocurrency that is pegged 1-1 against a normal currency. I think they have some limitations though.