Now is the time to explain a *CRITICAL* difference between #exchanges & #crypto wallets
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2/7 #Crypto exchanges operate similar to traditional banks.
Exchanges hold your assets for you, and make it easy to swap between the traditional fiat financial system (like $USD) and the world of crypto (like #Bitcoin).
3/7 Because of the way they are structured, #crypto exchanges have custody of your funds, and transactions with them are off-chain, controlled & recorded by them.
If they are “closed” (downed servers or closed on weekends/holidays), they can limit access to your funds.
The goal of any stablecoin is to achieve price stability – whether the coin is pegged to the US dollar, Euro, or Korean Won, what you see is (ideally) what you get: A stable, dollar-like currency.
3/16 One of the most important questions is HOW a stablecoin remains stable: How the stablecoin is collateralized, or how the coin is backed.
There are 3 main ways, and #Terra $LUNA is an algorithmic-backed type.