Stablecoins have emerged as the first "killer app" of the crypto space, with annual on-chain transaction volume now exceeding $30 trillion. Every major bank and fintech has a stablecoin initiative. Congress recently approved legislation regulating stablecoins. This technology is already established with stablecoin volume exceeding the sum of Visa and Mastercard in 2025.
With the growing importance of stablecoins, it is an ideal time to learn about this exciting new technology. Duke Professor Campbell Harvey is offering a new course called “Understanding Stablecoins.” Whether you are a finance professional, policymaker, developer, or informed investor, this course equips you to evaluate stablecoins critically — understanding not just the opportunity, but the risks that come with a technology reshaping global payments.
Stablecoins solve many problems that exist today. They allow for near instant, cheap, secure, and transparent payments. This is why leading financial companies have teams working on stablecoin implementations.
There is another reason this technology will become important. As the AI Agent to Agent (A2A) ecosystem grows, stablecoins will be the medium of choice. Agents can’t open traditional bank accounts. Further, A2A requires 24/7 capabilities that are secure and with a clear record of all transactions (exactly what blockchain tech does).
Here is a preview of the course: an 8-minute video and a 30-second teaser.
Enroll in Professor Harvey’s “Understanding Stablecoins” today and learn about the opportunities emerging from this new technology!
