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# Stablecoin
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A crypto asset that is pegged ([currLency-peg](currLency-peg.md)) to a real world [currency](currency.md) such as the dollar or euro. Stablecoins may be issued on multiple [blockchain](blockchain.md).
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Stablecoins may be [leverage](leverage.md) against their deposits where the total value in circulation does not equal the assets held on behalf of customers. Such stablecoins are known as *unbacked stablecoins*. |