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I think it does. People send USD to Coinbase to buy Bitcoin. Coinbase maintains the stable value of USDC by creating new USDC and selling it to people for BTC

I think it does. People send USD to Coinbase to buy Bitcoin. Coinbase maintains the stable value of USDC by creating new USDC and selling it to people for BTC. The cash to back USDC comes from people depositing USD to buy BTC. You can think of it virtually as three balanced flows: USD -> USDC -> BTC (Retail BTC Investors) BTC -> USDC (Tether refugees) USDC -> USD (Coinbase)

jcfrei 6y ago
> Coinbase maintains the stable value of USDC by creating new USDC and selling it to people for BTC. If tou want USDC you can simply change your dollars on coinbase. No need for them to use their own funds to maintain a stable price - there's no usdc/usd market on coinbase.