Stablecoin – the stable cryptocurrency

• Authors: Hanna Kołodziejczyk , Klaudia Jarno

Abstracts

EN

This article deals with the emerging topic of stablecoins, which is an umbrella term used to refer to a stable cryptocurrency. The authors shall address a number of questions, namely: what are stablecoins; when are they used; what are the most common characteristics of stablecoins. The authors shall also present a taxonomy of stablecoins based on the mechanism employed to stabilize their value. A more thorough exploration of the market for stablecoins will follow, with particular attention given to the controversies surrounding the most popular of stablecoins – Tether.

Keywords

EN

stablecoin; cryptocurrency; e-money; digital token; digital currency

• Publisher: Kancelaria Sejmu / Chancellery of the Sejm
• Journal: Studia BAS
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 3(63)
• Pages: 155-170

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Hanna Kołodziejczyk

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000000226375172

author

Klaudia Jarno

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000000190349246

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Identifiers

DOI

10.31268/StudiaBAS.2020.26

Biblioteka Nauki

2895475