Stablecoins & Markets
Kim Min-jun
Coverage focuses on reserves, redemption and the flow of money through digital-asset markets.
View articlesExplainers & Analysis: Stablecoins
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
Follow the reserve income, distribution costs and interest-rate exposure behind the stablecoin issuer business.
How Crypto Cards Turn Tokens Into Merchant Payments
A card funded with stablecoins does not mean the shop receives a blockchain transfer.
Tokenized Deposits and Stablecoins: The Difference
A digital token does not tell you who owes the money. Start with the claim behind it.
USDT and USDC: Reserves, Redemption and Access
Both target the dollar. Their disclosures, issuer accounts and routes back to cash need separate checks.
Choosing a Network for Stablecoin Transfers
Start with the recipient's supported asset and network. Compare speed and fees only after that.
Stablecoin Supply: What It Says About Crypto Markets
More tokens outstanding can mean more potential liquidity. It does not prove what holders will do next.
The Full Cost of a Cross-Border Stablecoin Payment
A complete payment-cost model, worked examples and World Bank data for comparing what the recipient really receives.
What Happens When You Redeem a Stablecoin?
Selling a token and redeeming it with its issuer are different transactions. Here is where the dollars come from.
