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
$ 183.02B
$ 183.02 billion
-0.06%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 71.85B
$ 71.85 billion
-0.02%
3 USDS USDS $ 0.999
$ 9.79B
$ 9.79 billion
-0.15%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.26B
$ 9.26 billion
-1.26%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 4.57B
$ 4.57 billion
+0.01%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.000
$ 3.99B
$ 3.99 billion
-0.03%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 3.96B
$ 3.96 billion
+0.01%
8 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 3.46B
$ 3.46 billion
+0.17%
9 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.00
$ 2.77B
$ 2.77 billion
-0.01%
10 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $ 1.14
$ 2.14B
$ 2.14 billion
-0.02%
11 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,414.22
$ 1.93B
$ 1.93 billion
+0.90%
12 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 1.000
$ 1.71B
$ 1.71 billion
-0.09%
13 USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 1.55B
$ 1.55 billion
+0.00%
14 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 1.25B
$ 1.25 billion
+0.02%
15 Falcon USD USDF $ 0.996
$ 1.17B
$ 1.17 billion
+0.41%
16 Gho Token GHO $ 0.999
$ 698.16M
$ 698.16 million
+0.01%
17 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.999
$ 494.05M
$ 494.05 million
+0.01%
18 EURC EURC $ 1.16
$ 466.34M
$ 466.34 million
+0.25%
19 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 1.00
$ 351.08M
$ 351.08 million
+0.02%
20 Tether America USD USAT $ 0.999
$ 185.36M
$ 185.36 million
-0.01%
21 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 45.24M
$ 45.24 million
+0.01%
22 EURITE EURI $ 1.16
$ 37.81M
$ 37.81 million
+0.21%
23 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 30.49M
$ 30.49 million
-0.11%
24 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.00
$ 29.65M
$ 29.65 million
+0.01%
25 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00486
$ 27.12M
$ 27.12 million
-0.51%
26 FUSD FUSD $ 1.000
$ 11.70M
$ 11.70 million
-0.00%
27 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0172
$ 7.91M
$ 7.91 million
-0.77%
28 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 6.15M
$ 6.15 million
-0.03%
29 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.987
$ 5.66M
$ 5.66 million
-0.47%
30 Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.11
$ 5.10M
$ 5.10 million
-2.84%
31 Axelar Wrapped USDC AXLUSDC $ 0.999
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
-0.15%

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32 Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 306,083.23
$ 953.75T
$ 953.75 trillion
+274.34%
33 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 9,783.08
$ 56.14B
$ 56.14 billion
+120.84%
34 TerraUSD UST $ 0.0772
$ 756.99M
$ 756.99 million
+417.97%
35 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.999
$ 553.72M
$ 553.72 million
-0.00%
36 Solstice USX USX $ 1.000
$ 506.81M
$ 506.81 million
-0.00%
37 Ethena Labs (USDTb) USDTb $ 1.00
$ 358.18M
$ 358.18 million
+0.00%
38 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.997
$ 218.64M
$ 218.64 million
+0.66%
39 Agora AUSD $ 0.997
$ 212.21M
$ 212.21 million
-0.04%
40 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.982
$ 210.16M
$ 210.16 million
-0.00%
41 EUR CoinVertible EURCV $ 1.16
$ 160.27M
$ 160.27 million
+0.25%
42 GUSD GUSD $ 0.999
$ 149.31M
$ 149.31 million
-0.11%
43 STASIS EURO EURS $ 1.19
$ 148.28M
$ 148.28 million
+0.29%
44 Frax USD FRXUSD $ 1.00
$ 112.27M
$ 112.27 million
+0.05%
45 Lista USD lisUSD $ 1.000
$ 67.26M
$ 67.26 million
+0.31%
46 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.00
$ 49.12M
$ 49.12 million
+0.11%
47 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 37.89M
$ 37.89 million
+0.14%
48 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.00
$ 30.75M
$ 30.75 million
-0.01%
49 Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.000
$ 28.07M
$ 28.07 million
-0.06%
50 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 0.522
$ 25.73M
$ 25.73 million
-0.23%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,414.22
$ 1.93B
$ 1.93 billion
+0.90%
Falcon USD USDF $ 0.996
$ 1.17B
$ 1.17 billion
+0.41%
EURC EURC $ 1.16
$ 466.34M
$ 466.34 million
+0.25%
EURITE EURI $ 1.16
$ 37.81M
$ 37.81 million
+0.21%
Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 3.46B
$ 3.46 billion
+0.17%
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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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