Stablecoins: The Backbone of Digital Finance

Description

Where digital finance meets monetary stability.

Stablecoins are more than a crypto trend—they are the foundation of decentralized finance, cross-border payments, and next-gen banking infrastructure. In this practical and accessible session, you’ll learn how stablecoins like USDC, DAI, and FRAX maintain price stability, support global remittances, and unlock new layers of financial inclusion.

We’ll unpack the differences between fiat-backed, crypto-collateralized, and algorithmic models, examine real-world failures like Terra/UST, and explore how regulators and institutions are shaping the future of this critical asset class. Whether you’re working in finance, building DeFi products, or guiding digital policy, this course gives you the strategic clarity to navigate the stablecoin landscape with confidence.

This course is part of the FinTech+ Career Track and prepares you for the W3CB FinTech+ Certification Exam.

What You’ll Learn:

• The role of stablecoins in FinTech, payments, and programmable money
• Key stablecoin types: fiat-backed, crypto-collateralized, algorithmic, and hybrid
• How peg stability works—and why some stablecoins fail
• Lessons from Terra/UST and the emergence of PayPal’s PYUSD
• Global regulatory frameworks and future convergence with CBDCs
• Stablecoin risks: transparency, censorship, systemic fragility

Who Should Attend:

• FinTech professionals and startup founders
• Financial advisors and compliance analysts
• Blockchain-curious bankers and asset managers
• Policy, legal, and regulatory professionals
• Students or early-career professionals entering Web3 and crypto finance
• No coding or technical background required. Designed for finance, policy, and innovation roles.