<p><a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/users/MwithM/hovercard" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/MwithM">@MwithM</a> Yes stablecoins are centralized, but so are fiat bank payments. Bisq is a bridge. Bisq users deal with centralized systems every time they use Revolut, Faster payments, SEPA or Zelle....</p>
<p>From the point of view of UX, speed and privacy stablecoins are better than SEPA or WeChatPay. Intermes of volume they are huge and will be even bigger. I expect in the coming years many banks, governments and companies will issue stablecoins.</p>
<p>Being aware of the risks, I would not ignore the opportunities...</p>
<p>As a trading platform that cares about volume we should be aware that 90% of the volume is done by traders and speculators (just the same as in the FX world), not by industry hedgers or final users.</p>
<p>Speculators and traders, especially high frequency traders, care a lot about speed of execution, APIs, liquidity and being able to lock in profits. Stablecoins serve this purpose well in several ways... "altcoin instant" as a payment method is the fastest settlement method thta Bisq has (at least until we can get atomic swaps or equivalent done).</p>

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