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 Price Market cap 24h
1 Tether USD USDT $ 1.00
$ 183.55B
$ 183.55 billion
-0.03%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 74.83B
$ 74.83 billion
-0.16%
3 USDS USDS $ 0.994
$ 9.84B
$ 9.84 billion
-0.40%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.000
$ 8.98B
$ 8.98 billion
-0.03%
5 Ethena USDe USDE $ 0.998
$ 6.14B
$ 6.14 billion
-0.05%
6 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.14B
$ 5.14 billion
-0.03%
7 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 0.999
$ 5.01B
$ 5.01 billion
-0.08%
8 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 0.999
$ 4.03B
$ 4.03 billion
+0.09%
9 PAX Gold PAXG $ 5,252.05
$ 2.41B
$ 2.41 billion
+1.88%
10 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 1.63B
$ 1.63 billion
-0.12%
11 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 0.999
$ 1.42B
$ 1.42 billion
-0.10%
12 USDD USDD $ 1.000
$ 1.13B
$ 1.13 billion
+0.01%
13 United Stables U $ 1.000
$ 664.80M
$ 664.80 million
-0.03%
14 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.998
$ 493.71M
$ 493.71 million
+0.00%
15 EURC EURC $ 1.18
$ 449.67M
$ 449.67 million
+0.03%
16 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 0.999
$ 394.02M
$ 394.02 million
-0.07%
17 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.965
$ 280.52M
$ 280.52 million
-0.76%
18 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.993
$ 274.05M
$ 274.05 million
+0.02%
19 Agora AUSD $ 1.00
$ 188.78M
$ 188.78 million
+0.10%
20 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.000
$ 55.82M
$ 55.82 million
+0.01%
21 EURITE EURI $ 1.18
$ 48.83M
$ 48.83 million
-0.01%
22 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.000
$ 47.07M
$ 47.07 million
-0.06%
23 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.000
$ 45.54M
$ 45.54 million
+0.04%
24 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 0.822
$ 43.22M
$ 43.22 million
-3.43%
25 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.00
$ 39.23M
$ 39.23 million
+0.02%
26 Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.00
$ 35.74M
$ 35.74 million
+0.33%
27 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00472
$ 26.35M
$ 26.35 million
-3.22%
28 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 25.28M
$ 25.28 million
-0.03%
29 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0652
$ 23.54M
$ 23.54 million
+0.31%
30 Tether America USD USAT $ 1.00
$ 20.02M
$ 20.02 million
+0.09%
31 XSGD XSGD $ 0.790
$ 13.62M
$ 13.62 million
+0.04%
32 StablR Euro EURR $ 1.16
$ 13.02M
$ 13.02 million
-0.61%
33 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 1.00
$ 11.35M
$ 11.35 million
+0.06%
34 Reservoir DAM $ 0.0212
$ 7.22M
$ 7.22 million
+14.48%
35 StablR USD USDR $ 0.998
$ 6.82M
$ 6.82 million
+0.07%
36 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 1.000
$ 6.16M
$ 6.16 million
+0.52%

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37 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.999
$ 574.13M
$ 574.13 million
+0.11%
38 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.03
$ 165.92M
$ 165.92 million
-10.91%
39 Resupply USD reUSD $ 2.70
$ 135.76M
$ 135.76 million
-16.24%
40 DOLA DOLA $ 0.995
$ 124.21M
$ 124.21 million
+0.04%
41 OpenEden Compounding OpenDollar CUSDO $ 1.04
$ 63.33M
$ 63.33 million
-0.01%
42 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.17
$ 55.59M
$ 55.59 million
+0.03%
43 Decentralized Social DESO $ 5.69
$ 50.54M
$ 50.54 million
-1.36%
44 TerraUSD UST $ 0.00463
$ 45.41M
$ 45.41 million
-3.52%
45 Bucket Protocol BUCK Stablecoin BUCK $ 1.00
$ 26.07M
$ 26.07 million
+0.18%
46 Celo Dollar CUSD $ 1.00
$ 14.40M
$ 14.40 million
+0.20%
47 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.00
$ 7.14M
$ 7.14 million
+0.34%
48 Origin Dollar OUSD $ 1.000
$ 6.84M
$ 6.84 million
+0.03%
49 Fei Protocol FEI $ 0.986
$ 3.36M
$ 3.36 million
-1.39%
50 Vai VAI $ 0.998
$ 2.55M
$ 2.55 million
-0.15%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Reservoir DAM $ 0.0212
$ 7.22M
$ 7.22 million
+14.48%
PAX Gold PAXG $ 5,252.05
$ 2.41B
$ 2.41 billion
+1.88%
Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 1.000
$ 6.16M
$ 6.16 million
+0.52%
Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.00
$ 35.74M
$ 35.74 million
+0.33%
Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0652
$ 23.54M
$ 23.54 million
+0.31%
All Gainers

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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