Moody’s warns of hidden risks behind $300B stablecoin boom
Yahoo Finance·2026-02-05 02:33

In a world racing toward digital payments, stablecoins were supposed to be the reliable bridge between crypto and traditional finance. As the name suggests, stablecoins are designed to maintain a stable value for payments and trading. They are pegged 1:1 with assets considered stable like fiat or gold. But new research from Moody’s Investors Service warns that what looks stable might be cracking underneath. Related: Explained: What is a stablecoin? Cracks in the $300 billion stablecoin market The cred ...