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Stablecoins are taking on a new role in the $350-billion global gaming market, according to a new report published by the Blockchain Gaming Alliance (BGA).  The BGA report argued that fiat-pegged digital assets, once viewed as only payment tools or decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity, are now becoming the unseen financial infrastructure that powers how developers pay creators, price items and retain players.  The report said that stablecoins like USDt (USDT) or USDC (USDC) offer economic stability that speculative tokens lack. By eliminating volatility from in-game economies, they enable predictability, faster payouts and seamless asset exchange across platforms. Because of this, developers increasingly see stablecoins as the “monetary operating system” for gaming’s next growth cycle, the report said. Source: Blockchain Gaming Alliance Gamers choose stability over speculation Citing games like Roblox and Fortnite as case studies, the BGA said closed-loop currencies have proven how stable values enable users to keep spending and creators building.  According to the BGA, the top 10 Roblox creators earn an average of $38 million annually. The BGA said this income is made possible by fixed exchange rates that insulate them from market shocks.  BGA said this same predictability can be found in stablecoins, which merge the reliability of fiat-backed systems with the transparency and programmability offered by blockchain technology.  “Stablecoins are transforming fragmented, speculative game economies into scalable, player-first systems,” Sequence head of business development Amber Cortez said in the report. BGA report compares stablecoins to other in-game currencies. Source: BGA The BGA report framed the shift into stablecoins as a response to the failings of play-to-earn (P2E) models powered by speculative tokens. The BGA said games like Axie Infinity saw their user numbers collapse after their token values crashed. The report said this exposed how financial volatility undermines user engagement.  “The success of gaming’s biggest…

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