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

# Coins Price Market cap 24h

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51 Euro Tether EURT $ 0.100
$ 4.01M
$ 4.01 million
+37.85%
52 BiLira TRYB $ 0.0213
$ 3.60M
$ 3.60 million
-2.28%
53 Fei Protocol FEI $ 0.993
$ 3.39M
$ 3.39 million
+0.03%
54 Vai VAI $ 0.946
$ 2.42M
$ 2.42 million
-3.34%
55 deUSD DEUSD $ 0.000703
$ 86,719
$ 86,719
-21.20%
56 AetherUSD USDA $ 1.01
$ 18.45
$ 18.45
+0.00%
57 XAUT0 XAUT $ 4,498.30
$ 829.79T
$ 829.79 trillion
-0.88%
58 Maya Preferred MPRD $ 147,925.28
$ 29.59T
$ 29.59 trillion
-0.95%
59 USDCX USDCX $ 1.00
$ 202.49B
$ 202.49 billion
-0.01%
60 Blynex USD USDB $ 0.943
$ 94.27B
$ 94.27 billion
-2.91%
61 ZEDXION USDZ $ 0.998
$ 86.79B
$ 86.79 billion
-0.01%
62 JUSD Stable Token JUSD $ 1.00
$ 50.00B
$ 50.00 billion
+0.00%
63 Hyper USD USDHL $ 0.990
$ 8.80B
$ 8.80 billion
-0.70%
64 Savings USDS SUSDS $ 3.21
$ 5.84B
$ 5.84 billion
-1.76%
65 Royal Euro REUR $ 1.16
$ 5.81B
$ 5.81 billion
-0.21%
66 Lydia USAD $ 1.00
$ 2.16B
$ 2.16 billion
+0.02%
67 BFUSD BFUSD $ 0.999
$ 1.47B
$ 1.47 billion
-0.00%
68 Verified Stable Dollar VSD $ 1.000
$ 1.42B
$ 1.42 billion
-0.00%
69 Trivest USDI USDI $ 1.00
$ 1.00B
$ 1.00 billion
+0.01%
70 Royal Dollar RUSD $ 1.00
$ 1.00B
$ 1.00 billion
+0.01%
71 USAD USAD $ 0.950
$ 1.00B
$ 1.00 billion
+4.97%
72 DXBDT DXBDT $ 1.000
$ 999.90M
$ 999.90 million
+0.01%
73 USDai USDAI $ 1.00
$ 516.51M
$ 516.51 million
+0.04%
74 GUSD GUSD $ 0.998
$ 319.47M
$ 319.47 million
-0.13%
75 Frax USD FRXUSD $ 2.93
$ 309.82M
$ 309.82 million
-2.43%
76 Staked USDai SUSDAI $ 1.09
$ 254.54M
$ 254.54 million
+0.02%
77 DOLA DOLA $ 2.90
$ 189.75M
$ 189.75 million
-1.58%
78 infiniFi USD iUSD $ 0.998
$ 182.41M
$ 182.41 million
-0.08%
79 Tether Fund USD.F $ 0.00179
$ 179.28M
$ 179.28 million
-24.65%
80 Sonic USD SCUSD $ 2.92
$ 124.24M
$ 124.24 million
-2.85%
81 MNEE USD Stablecoin MNEE $ 1.00
$ 101.79M
$ 101.79 million
-0.01%
82 Electronic USD eUSD $ 2.96
$ 85.73M
$ 85.73 million
-1.51%
83 NXUSD NXUSD $ 0.983
$ 70.62M
$ 70.62 million
-0.83%
84 EUR CoinVertible EURCV $ 1.16
$ 55.87M
$ 55.87 million
-0.37%
85 OSL Group’s U.S. dollar USDGO $ 1.00
$ 50.02M
$ 50.02 million
+0.01%
86 XT Stablecoin XTUSD $ 1.00
$ 32.82M
$ 32.82 million
+0.01%
87 Precious Metals USD pmUSD $ 2.56
$ 24.48M
$ 24.48 million
-2.62%
88 Silver Token XAGX $ 74.14
$ 18.54M
$ 18.54 million
-3.19%
89 USD Universal USDU $ 1.00
$ 15.55M
$ 15.55 million
-0.02%
90 Hylo USD HYUSD $ 1.00
$ 14.58M
$ 14.58 million
+0.01%
91 eSui Dollar suiUSDe $ 1.00
$ 13.94M
$ 13.94 million
+0.52%
92 USDM USDM $ 1.01
$ 12.14M
$ 12.14 million
+2.25%
93 MAI MIMATIC $ 0.985
$ 11.98M
$ 11.98 million
+0.28%
94 Jupiter USD JupUSD $ 1.00
$ 11.70M
$ 11.70 million
+0.05%
95 USDA USDA $ 1.000
$ 10.15M
$ 10.15 million
+0.46%
96 FUSD FUSD $ 1.00
$ 9.62M
$ 9.62 million
+0.29%
97 MetaMask USD MUSD $ 1.000
$ 8.77M
$ 8.77 million
-0.00%
98 USDz USDZ $ 0.978
$ 7.59M
$ 7.59 million
+0.14%
99 Celo Euro CEUR $ 1.16
$ 7.04M
$ 7.04 million
+0.01%
100 Schuman EURØP EUROP $ 1.16
$ 6.84M
$ 6.84 million
-0.11%

Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Reservoir DAM $ 0.0119
$ 4.60M
$ 4.60 million
+2.73%
Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0291
$ 11.45M
$ 11.45 million
+0.77%
Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.997
$ 274.98M
$ 274.98 million
+0.69%
TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00615
$ 34.30M
$ 34.30 million
+0.35%
USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.01
$ 7.13M
$ 7.13 million
+0.28%
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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