Stablecoins & Markets
Kim Min-jun
Coverage focuses on reserves, redemption and the flow of money through digital-asset markets.
View articlesExplainers & Analysis: Stablecoins
Can Stablecoin Issuers Freeze Funds? USDC and USDT Rules
Issuer controls can block stablecoin transfers, custodial balances or redemption. Here is how USDC and USDT differ.
Stablecoin Reserve Segregation: Protections and Limits
What reserve segregation protects in a stablecoin insolvency, and why it cannot guarantee liquidity or insurance.
Stablecoin Primary and Secondary Markets
How minting, redemption and arbitrage link stablecoin primary and secondary markets—and why a depeg can persist.
Stablecoin-to-USD Settlement: From Deposit to Treasury
How a USDC liquidation address, customer account and treasury transfer form a stablecoin-to-USD settlement flow.
Stablecoin Liquidity Pools: How Swaps and LP Risk Work
How stablecoin liquidity pools price swaps, change an LP's token mix and concentrate depeg risk.
ERC-20 Token Allowances: What Stablecoin Users Approve
Understand ERC-20 approvals, unlimited allowances, permit signatures and how to revoke stablecoin access.
Stablecoin Sent to the Wrong Network: What Can Be Recovered?
Wrong-network stablecoin transfers may be recoverable only when you or a supporting custodian controls the destination.
Stablecoin Reserve Attestations: A Reader's Guide
Read a stablecoin reserve attestation by its date, scope, asset categories and opinion without overclaiming.
Stripe Stablecoin Refunds: Wallets, Amounts and Status
Where Stripe stablecoin refunds go, how partial amounts add up and what the saved status actually establishes.
USDC on Solana: Mint, Token Accounts and SOL Fees
How native USDC works on Solana: verify the mint, understand token accounts, keep SOL for fees and avoid network errors.
PYUSD vs USDG: Issuers, Networks and Redemption
PYUSD and USDG share a dollar target but differ in issuer, networks, product access and direct redemption routes.
USDT on TON: Fees, Jettons and Exchange Memos
Send USDT on TON by verifying the jetton master, matching the deposit network and following any memo requirement.
USDT vs USA₮ vs USDT0: Issuer, Redemption and Bridge Risk
USDT, USA₮ and USDT0 share a dollar target but differ in issuer, redemption rights and cross-chain risk.
USDC on Base: How to Send It and Pay Gas in ETH
How to send USDC on Base, verify the contract and network, keep ETH for gas, and avoid unsupported deposits.
USDC on Polygon: Native USDC vs USDC.e
Check native USDC, USDC.e, Polygon PoS gas in POL and destination support before sending.
How Businesses Accept Stablecoin Payments
A stablecoin checkout needs a payment intent, supported chain, settlement record, refund policy and reconciliation.
USDC to USDT: How to Convert Without Mixing Networks
A practical USDC-to-USDT checklist for exchange conversions, wallet swaps, fees and network matching.
Can USDT Be Frozen? What Tether and Circle's Terms Allow
Yes, and so can USDC. The power sits in the issuers' terms and in the token contracts themselves.
Can Stablecoins Lose Value? How a Peg Holds and Breaks
The $1 is a redemption promise, not a set price. USDC in 2023 and UST in 2022 show how it bends and breaks.
Stablecoin vs CBDC vs Tokenized Deposit: Who Issues It and What Backs It
Three kinds of digital money, three different debtors: a private issuer, a central bank or a commercial bank.
How to Buy USDT TRC20 and Withdraw It on TRON
Buy USDT where TRON is a withdrawal network, then withdraw it on TRON: steps, holds, fees and the TRX you need next.
Who Regulates a Stablecoin?
The issuer, the service and the customer's market can fall under different rules and authorities.
How Stablecoin Issuers Make Money
How stablecoin issuers make money: reserve income, distribution costs and interest-rate exposure.
How Crypto Cards Turn Tokens Into Merchant Payments
A card funded with stablecoins does not mean the shop receives a blockchain transfer.
