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Are algorithmic stable coins even possible? (medium.com/portal-finance)
5 points by csentropy on Nov 13, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments


Excellent points on the futility of stable assets. Bitcoin seems to have evolved into a solution to global inflationary policy, specifically as a 'store of value coin' and countless altcoins seem to be attempting to replicate btc's success as a SoV coin. Clearly there is a decent level of demand for these SoV coins as an alternative to state fiat money. Interestingly, Libra's not pegging to the USD for its 'stability', but to a basket of assets which the USD makes up a %. If the ultimate SoV coin is not Bitcoin, might it be a coin pegged to a basket of assets that have historical precedent as stores of value? Precious metals, reits, btc, etc


Stability is a misnomer when you have inflation. If algorithms can predict and adjust why isn’t Fed using them?


Very insightful. David marcus should read this.


Ha ha true. I doubt he will though.


Remember Basis? RIP


Yeah. One of the many experiments that were tried by the Central Economic Mathematical Institute in the old USSR




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