Elon Musk's SpaceX uses stablecoins to hedge against foreign exchange risks

SpaceX uses stablecoins to dodge foreign exchange risks, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said in the All-In podcast on Friday.

Foreign exchange risk refers to the risk of losses that could arise from drastic fluctuations in a currency. For example, if a U.S. company has customers in Brazil that pay in Real (BRL), the company could stand to lose money when converting to U.S. dollars.

Using stablecoins as a hedge
According to Palihapitiya, SpaceX collects payments from all customers of Starlink in “long-tail countries,” and converts them to stablecoins. Starlink, which is wholly owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, provides satellite internet services.

Palihapitiya said the company re-converts the stablecoins to dollars in the U.S..