Stablecoins

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Stablecoins are digital currencies backed by things like regular money or commodities, which means they have a steady value. More

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# Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
1 Tether USD USDT $ 1.00
$ 184.31B
$ 184.31 billion
+0.01%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 73.32B
$ 73.32 billion
+0.00%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.00
$ 10.95B
$ 10.95 billion
+0.03%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 8.88B
$ 8.88 billion
-5.25%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.34B
$ 5.34 billion
+0.01%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.00
$ 4.45B
$ 4.45 billion
+0.00%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 4.24B
$ 4.24 billion
+0.02%
8 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 3.14B
$ 3.14 billion
+0.00%
9 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.00
$ 2.85B
$ 2.85 billion
+0.03%
10 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 0.999
$ 1.94B
$ 1.94 billion
-0.06%
11 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,102.65
$ 1.84B
$ 1.84 billion
-0.26%
12 USDD USDD $ 1.000
$ 1.42B
$ 1.42 billion
-0.02%
13 Falcon USD USDF $ 0.999
$ 1.26B
$ 1.26 billion
+0.04%
14 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 1.03B
$ 1.03 billion
-0.01%
15 Gho Token GHO $ 0.999
$ 598.35M
$ 598.35 million
-0.04%
16 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.998
$ 493.49M
$ 493.49 million
-0.08%
17 EURC EURC $ 1.14
$ 424.32M
$ 424.32 million
+0.06%
18 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 1.00
$ 347.41M
$ 347.41 million
+0.01%
19 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.992
$ 237.60M
$ 237.60 million
-0.08%
20 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.991
$ 204.44M
$ 204.44 million
+0.16%
21 Agora AUSD $ 0.996
$ 170.63M
$ 170.63 million
+10.17%
22 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 55.70M
$ 55.70 million
+0.24%
23 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 49.53M
$ 49.53 million
-0.00%
24 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.984
$ 49.00M
$ 49.00 million
-0.62%
25 EURITE EURI $ 1.14
$ 37.63M
$ 37.63 million
-0.03%
26 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00569
$ 31.71M
$ 31.71 million
+0.96%
27 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 29.91M
$ 29.91 million
+0.01%
28 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.00
$ 29.67M
$ 29.67 million
+0.03%
29 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.00
$ 28.91M
$ 28.91 million
-0.08%
30 Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.00
$ 28.10M
$ 28.10 million
-0.37%
31 Tether America USD USAT $ 1.000
$ 17.99M
$ 17.99 million
+0.01%
32 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 2.19
$ 13.15M
$ 13.15 million
+116.89%
33 FUSD FUSD $ 1.000
$ 10.80M
$ 10.80 million
-0.01%
34 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 0.994
$ 10.48M
$ 10.48 million
-0.06%
35 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0194
$ 8.32M
$ 8.32 million
-10.78%
36 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.50M
$ 5.50 million
-0.14%
37 Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.12
$ 5.22M
$ 5.22 million
-0.46%
38 Axelar Wrapped USDC AXLUSDC $ 1.00
$ 2.42M
$ 2.42 million
-0.15%

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39 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $ 1.14
$ 2.15B
$ 2.15 billion
-0.08%
40 Ethena Labs (USDTb) USDTb $ 1.00
$ 727.67M
$ 727.67 million
+0.03%
41 Usual USD USD0 $ 1.00
$ 557.46M
$ 557.46 million
+0.13%
42 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.04
$ 159.79M
$ 159.79 million
+0.05%
43 Resupply USD reUSD $ 2.60
$ 84.02M
$ 84.02 million
+147.48%
44 USDsui USDsui $ 1.000
$ 66.86M
$ 66.86 million
+0.05%
45 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.14
$ 54.11M
$ 54.11 million
+0.99%
46 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.00
$ 49.58M
$ 49.58 million
-0.27%
47 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 0.623
$ 30.70M
$ 30.70 million
-2.41%
48 Bucket Protocol BUCK Stablecoin BUCK $ 0.998
$ 25.92M
$ 25.92 million
-0.22%
49 Origin Dollar OUSD $ 2.85
$ 21.20M
$ 21.20 million
-21.06%
50 Decentralized Social DESO $ 1.82
$ 16.15M
$ 16.15 million
+18.05%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
USD Base Coin USDBC $ 2.19
$ 13.15M
$ 13.15 million
+116.89%
Agora AUSD $ 0.996
$ 170.63M
$ 170.63 million
+10.17%
TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00569
$ 31.71M
$ 31.71 million
+0.96%
Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 55.70M
$ 55.70 million
+0.24%
Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.991
$ 204.44M
$ 204.44 million
+0.16%
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What is a stablecoin?

A stablecoin is a blockchain token engineered to hold a steady price by anchoring its value to an off-chain asset—typically the US dollar, euro, gold, or a basket of commodities.
Instead of 50 % daily swings like BTC, stablecoins aim for ±1 % variance, making them the settlement layer of crypto trading, remittances, and on-chain lending.
Combined market-cap exceeds $160 B; on some days USDT + USDC settle more dollar value than Visa.

Quick Facts

  • Purpose: Dollar (or gold) proxy inside smart-contract ecosystems; escape volatility without off-ramping to banks.
  • Peg mechanisms: Fiat reserves, over-collateralised crypto, algorithms, or hybrid.
  • Blockchains: 80 % issued on Ethereum; also Tron, BSC, Solana, Avalanche, Stellar.
  • Velocity: USDT averages >$40 B daily transfer value—double Bitcoin’s on-chain volume.
  • Regulatory lens: Payment stablecoins face MiCA in EU and draft US bills requiring 1:1 cash or Treasury backing.

Top Stablecoins (Live Examples)

Token Ticker Backing Type 2024 Circulating Auditors / Attestations
Tether USDT Fiat (USD) 110 B BDO (quarterly)
USD Coin USDC Fiat (USD) 32 B Grant Thornton (monthly)
Binance USD BUSD Fiat (USD)* 0.1 B Paxos (halted new mints)
True USD TUSD Fiat (USD) 0.5 B Moore HK (real-time dashboard)
DAI DAI Crypto (150 % ETH/BTC) 5.3 B Maker surplus buffer >$100 M
Frax FRAX Partial algo (95 % USD + 5 % FXS) 1.1 B DefiSafety score 93 %
Origin Dollar OUSD Basket (USDT, USDC, DAI) 60 M OpenZeppelin audits

How It Works

  1. User wires $1 M to issuer’s bank → issuer mints 1 M stablecoins on-chain.
  2. Token trades 1:1 on exchanges; arbitrage bots keep parity.
  3. Redemption portal – send 1 M tokens back → receive $1 M wire (Tether, Circle) or collateral auction (Maker).
  4. Reserve proof – monthly attestations or real-time dashboards show 1:1 backing.
  5. Smart-contract layer – DAI/FRAX mint only when users lock >$1.50 of crypto for each $1 stable.

Benefits

  • Volatility shelter – park profits during crypto drawdowns without off-ramping to banks.
  • 24/7 settlement – remit USD across borders in minutes for < $1 fee.
  • DeFi collateral – 80 % of on-chain loans use stablecoins as margin.
  • High yield – lend on Aave/Compound for 2-8 % APR vs 0.5 % bank savings.
  • FX access – Argentinians, Turks, Nigerians hold USD-stablecoins to escape local inflation.

Risks & Trade-offs

  • Custodial risk – bank freeze or issuer bankruptcy can break 1:1 peg (see BUSD shutdown).
  • Transparency gaps – Tether paid $41 M fine for reserve misstatements; off-shore banks add counter-party risk.
  • Regulatory crackdowns – EU MiCA bans interest-bearing stablecoins unless licensed as e-money.
  • Algorithmic death-spiral – UST lost $40 B in 3 days when LUNA backing collapsed.
  • Smart-contract bugs – DAI survived Black Thursday liquidations only via emergency MKR mint.
  • Sanctions exposure – Circle froze 75 K USDC addresses linked to Tornado Cash.

Final Thoughts

Stablecoins are the bridge between volatile crypto and the stable dollar economy—letting traders hedge, workers remit, and DeFi users collateralise without touching a bank.
The trade-off is trust: fiat-backed coins rely on auditors and banks, while crypto-backed ones rely on over-collateralisation and smart-contract correctness.
Treat them like digital dollars, but keep an eye on reserve attestations, regulatory headlines, and black-list policies before parking life-savings.

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