Why “stablecoins” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> What if those people with unstable currencies just used a stable currency? Most countries with unstable currencies either have strict currency controls, fixed exchange rates,…
by gucci-on-fleek · Oct 31, 2026
> if they print some more stablecoins to make whole both the DeFi lender and Binance Oh absolutely agree - they cannot make both parties whole and I do not know which, if either…
by Ntrails · Oct 30, 2026
Said it better than I could've have said myself. Keeping an absolutely small amount of buffer in stablecoins and swapping it for monero for actual transactions is what I do or j…
by Imustaskforhelp · Oct 30, 2026
Well I think you do need to trust them: you are taking at face value their statements and assuming they do what they say they will. What if they mint coins without collateral (t…
by grey-area · Oct 30, 2026
> AI has real tangible use and benefit. I agree. AI is useful to layoff thousands of employees as we have already seen, hacking companies and governments with agent swarms and a…
by rvz · Oct 30, 2026
Sending stablecoins is much cheaper and faster than sending a wire, and that requires Ethereum (or similar chain). Of course, the bottleneck then becomes converting stablecoin d…
by rib3ye · Oct 30, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "stablecoins" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "stablecoins" over time.