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Stablecoins<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Stablecoins are a class of cryptocurrencies,<\/strong> with their values linked to assets.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Cryptocurrency:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    • Cryptocurrency is a\u00a0digital payment system\u00a0<\/strong>that\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0rely on banks to verify transactions.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0peer-to-peer system<\/strong>\u00a0that can enable anyone anywhere to send and receive payments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Cryptocurrencies run on a\u00a0distributed public ledger<\/strong>\u00a0called\u00a0blockchain<\/strong>, a record of all transactions updated and held by currency holders.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Units of cryptocurrency are created through a process called\u00a0mining<\/strong>, which involves using computer power to solve complicated mathematical problems that generate coins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      • Unlike better known\u00a0cryptocurrencies\u00a0<\/strong>such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), whose\u00a0values can wildly rise and fall\u00a0<\/strong>due to investor sentiments and other factors,\u00a0stablecoins are designed to\u00a0maintain\u00a0relatively steady\u00a0prices.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • This is achieved through the process of\u00a0\u201cpegging\u201d the stablecoin to an asset\u00a0<\/strong>such as fiat currency (like U.S. Dollars, EU Euros, etc.), a commodity (like gold), other cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin), by regulating their value via computer algorithms, or by mixing multiple strategies.\u00a0\u00a0\n
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        • It means that while the price of Bitcoin might rise or fall in the coming years, a USD-pegged stablecoin should ideally remain around $1.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Stablecoins are\u00a0different from CBDCs, or Central Bank Digital Currencies<\/strong>, which are digital currencies officially issued and controlled by a\u00a0government\u2019s\u00a0central bank.\u00a0\u00a0\n
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          • Meanwhile, stablecoins can be\u00a0privately issued<\/strong>\u00a0and can also be\u00a0pegged to foreign currencies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Regulations:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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            • India has not passed a law<\/strong>\u00a0specifically for stablecoins. Instead, stablecoins fall under\u00a0general virtual asset guidelines and anti\u2011money\u2011laundering (AML) rules<\/strong>, without clear definitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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