How to win the race? Determining the success factors for stablecoins

ABSTRACT

Stablecoins address the problem of high volatility of non-stable cryptocurrencies. They all share a similar goal – to provide a non-volatile medium of exchange in the digital asset market. However, they differ in their characteristics and popularity. Therefore, the aim of this article is to determine what factors are associated with more popular stablecoins based on the cross-sectional data. The study uses a unique dataset compiled from multiple Internet sources. The results indicate that the USD peg, the number of crypto exchanges listing a particular stablecoin, the number of trading pairs in which this stablecoin is included, and the link to a crypto exchange are more relevant than the type of stablecoin, the availability of its whitepaper and its age.

KEYWORDS:

• Stablecoin
• cryptocurrency
• success factors
• crypto exchange
• ANOVA

JEL CLASSIFICATION:

• F31
• G10
• G12
• G15

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in Mendeley Data at http://doi.org/10.17632/v4pgsyn6dr.1

Notes

¹ As provided by CoinMarketCap on 8 May 2022.

² www.coinmarketcap.com or www.coinpaprika.com.

Additional information

Funding

The project financed within the Regional Initiative for Excellence programme of the Minister of Education and Science of Poland, years 2019-2023, grant no. 004/RID/2018/19, financing 3,000,000 PLN.