WPRC SG: Future of Stablecoins - Lessons learned (& to learn)

Future of Stablecoins: Lessons learned (& to learn) Stablecoins are the most boring part of crypto. And yet, they are fundamental. They underpin trading and payments, and the regulatory developments around them could reshape the field. From Tether to Dai, from Libra to Terra, stablecoins have arrived with every supercycle. Join us to discuss how they have evolved and what comes next. Links: USDT whitepaper: https://tether.to/en/whitepaper/ DAI whitepaper: https://makerdao.com/whitepaper/Dai-Whitepaper-Dec17-en.pdf Format Short introduction and context setting to start. Silent reading of the summary before discussion begins. 5-10 minute presentation to frame the key ideas. Moderator-led discussion with no promotions. Session Guide Tom J. Espel runs quantitative strategies in electronic trading. He has worked in Europe and Asia on frontier assets. He guest lectured at several universities and recently authored a textbook, Financial Mathematics for Cryptocurrencies. About Superteam SG A community of builders in South East Asia. Superteam assists the most promising projects around the world to launch and grow. Run by Kimmi - they have supported us with space and amazing people over the years and we are exctied to be hosting discussions with them! About Whitepaper Reading Club We are a community of founders, researchers, and builders across Singapore, Malaysia, San Francisco, Bangkok, New York, Lagos, Taipei, and Hong Kong. We meet in person every month to read, discuss, and pressure-test the latest blockchain papers, protocols, and technical ideas. Learn more: Website · Summaries · Calendar We create detailed, easy-to-understand summaries for each paper and have held 80+ sessions since June 2023, covering Account Abstraction, Parallel Chains, EIPs, the Bitcoin ecosystem, and AI x Crypto. We are ecosystem-agnostic, not for profit, and focused on projects with technical, product, or social innovation.