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
101 Parallel PAR $ 1.26
$ 1.57M
$ 1.57 million
-0.26%
102 Auryn AU $ 0.0207
$ 1.45M
$ 1.45 million
-2.32%
103 USDH USDH $ 0.998
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
+0.02%
104 Stable Coin SBC $ 1.00
$ 1.40M
$ 1.40 million
+0.00%
105 Wrapped A7A5 1.0 wA7A5 $ 0.0132
$ 1.20M
$ 1.20 million
-0.16%
106 Tether MXNt MXNT $ 0.0480
$ 960,000
$ 960,000
+52.38%
107 Wrapped USTC USTC $ 0.0105
$ 937,255
$ 937,255
-4.82%
108 Monerium EURe EURe $ 1.19
$ 641,353
$ 641,353
+0.99%
109 UXD Stablecoin UXD $ 1.01
$ 305,164
$ 305,164
-0.62%
110 Fathom Protocol FXD $ 0.932
$ 276,686
$ 276,686
+0.17%
111 KRWQ KRWQ $ 0.000695
$ 237,370
$ 237,370
-9.60%
112 Frax USD frxUSD $ 1.000
$ 213,744
$ 213,744
+0.03%
113 USD+ USD+ $ 1.00
$ 170,730
$ 170,730
+0.01%
114 AUDD AUDD $ 0.658
$ 167,555
$ 167,555
-0.90%
115 VNX Euro VEUR $ 1.17
$ 148,353
$ 148,353
+0.01%
116 AXCNH AXCNH $ 0.142
$ 142,000
$ 142,000
+0.00%
117 Dephaser JPY JPYT $ 0.00632
$ 95,311
$ 95,311
-0.02%
118 One Cash ONC $ 0.0237
$ 36,353
$ 36,353
-2.31%
119 CLP Coin CLPC $ 0.00109
$ 14,923
$ 14,923
+0.10%
120 EUR Neutrino EURN $ 0.0272
$ 12,837
$ 12,837
-3.51%
121 GMONEY COIN GMC $ 0.000173
$ 8,675
$ 8,675
+0.29%
122 XUSD Stable XUSD $ 0.240
$ 1,766
$ 1,766
+0.00%
123 Cryptohost Bridged USD CUSD $ --
$ --
$ --
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124 Tether USD Bridged ZED 2.0 USDT.Z $ --
$ --
$ --
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125 EuroUnion EURC $ --
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$ --
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126 USD X20 USD.x $ --
$ --
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--%
127 USEU USEU $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
128 Classic USDC $USDC $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
129 Tether USD Bridged Wormhole USDTR $ --
$ --
$ --
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130 Tokenised GBP TGBP $ --
$ --
$ --
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131 BOB BOB $ --
$ --
$ --
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132 EOS Stable Coin ESCC $ --
$ --
$ --
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133 AllUnity EUR EURAU $ --
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134 CASHA CASHA $ --
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135 eUAH eUAH $ --
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136 USC USC $ --
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137 USD1 USD1 $ --
$ --
$ --
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138 USD CoinVertible USDCV $ 0.999
$ --
$ --
-0.17%
139 USDT+ USDT+ $ --
$ --
$ --
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140 Basis Gold Share BAGS $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
141 Overnight DAI+ DAI+ $ --
$ --
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142 ARYZE eGBP EGBP $ --
$ --
$ --
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143 AURO Finance AURO $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
144 Monster Slayer Cash MSC $ --
$ --
$ --
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145 RMJDT RMJDT $ --
$ --
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146 XSGD XSGD $ --
$ --
$ --
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147 NairaX Token NX $ --
$ --
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148 Frapped USDT fUSDT $ --
$ --
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149 Zunami Omni USD ZUNUSD $ --
$ --
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150 Num ARS NUARS $ --
$ --
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Trending Stablecoins

Top gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
StablR USD USDR $ 1.01
$ 7.79M
$ 7.79 million
+1.00%
sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 0.904
$ 56.84M
$ 56.84 million
+0.52%
EURC EURC $ 1.17
$ 273.23M
$ 273.23 million
+0.07%
USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 497.84M
$ 497.84 million
+0.03%
USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.00
$ 8.70M
$ 8.70 million
+0.02%
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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