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
$ 189.86B
$ 189.86 billion
+0.00%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 77.00B
$ 77.00 billion
+0.00%
3 USDS USDS $ 0.998
$ 11.18B
$ 11.18 billion
-0.06%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.12
$ 10.06B
$ 10.06 billion
+18.11%
5 Dai DAI $ 0.999
$ 5.14B
$ 5.14 billion
+0.06%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 0.998
$ 4.41B
$ 4.41 billion
-0.12%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 3.97B
$ 3.97 billion
+0.03%
8 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.00
$ 3.47B
$ 3.47 billion
+0.00%
9 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 3.03B
$ 3.03 billion
+0.01%
10 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,537.77
$ 2.13B
$ 2.13 billion
+0.24%
11 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 1.00
$ 1.49B
$ 1.49 billion
+0.02%
12 USDD USDD $ 1.000
$ 1.48B
$ 1.48 billion
+0.03%
13 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 995.27M
$ 995.27 million
+0.01%
14 TrueUSD TUSD $ 1.000
$ 494.33M
$ 494.33 million
-0.01%
15 EURC EURC $ 1.16
$ 448.21M
$ 448.21 million
+0.01%
16 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 0.998
$ 393.75M
$ 393.75 million
+0.01%
17 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.995
$ 274.69M
$ 274.69 million
-0.20%
18 Agora AUSD $ 1.00
$ 132.89M
$ 132.89 million
+0.09%
19 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.04
$ 57.90M
$ 57.90 million
+6.48%
20 EURITE EURI $ 1.16
$ 48.01M
$ 48.01 million
-0.04%
21 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 47.97M
$ 47.97 million
+0.01%
22 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.00
$ 45.57M
$ 45.57 million
-0.00%
23 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 37.70M
$ 37.70 million
+0.03%
24 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00651
$ 36.29M
$ 36.29 million
-0.24%
25 Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.00
$ 35.46M
$ 35.46 million
-0.23%
26 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.00
$ 31.85M
$ 31.85 million
+0.05%
27 Tether America USD USAT $ 0.998
$ 19.97M
$ 19.97 million
-0.06%
28 XSGD XSGD $ 0.782
$ 14.51M
$ 14.51 million
-0.01%
29 StablR Euro EURR $ 1.15
$ 12.95M
$ 12.95 million
+0.11%
30 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0305
$ 11.99M
$ 11.99 million
+1.28%
31 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 0.999
$ 7.46M
$ 7.46 million
+0.00%
32 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.00
$ 7.08M
$ 7.08 million
+0.05%
33 StablR USD USDR $ 1.000
$ 7.02M
$ 7.02 million
+0.04%
34 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 1.00
$ 6.01M
$ 6.01 million
+0.03%
35 Reservoir DAM $ 0.0139
$ 5.37M
$ 5.37 million
+4.23%
36 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.09M
$ 5.09 million
-0.04%

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37 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 2.91
$ 693.15M
$ 693.15 million
+2.40%
38 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.998
$ 564.27M
$ 564.27 million
+0.05%
39 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.04
$ 167.23M
$ 167.23 million
+0.62%
40 Resupply USD reUSD $ 2.96
$ 148.89M
$ 148.89 million
-1.50%
41 Mezo USD MUSD $ 2.58
$ 129.01M
$ 129.01 million
+88.24%
42 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 1.89
$ 100.28M
$ 100.28 million
-1.81%
43 OpenEden Compounding OpenDollar CUSDO $ 1.05
$ 63.75M
$ 63.75 million
+0.15%
44 TerraUSD UST $ 0.00648
$ 63.59M
$ 63.59 million
-0.66%
45 USDsui USDsui $ 1.00
$ 56.00M
$ 56.00 million
+0.00%
46 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.15
$ 54.41M
$ 54.41 million
-0.27%
47 Decentralized Social DESO $ 3.79
$ 33.68M
$ 33.68 million
+0.67%
48 Bucket Protocol BUCK Stablecoin BUCK $ 0.998
$ 25.92M
$ 25.92 million
-0.20%
49 Origin Dollar OUSD $ 2.93
$ 16.00M
$ 16.00 million
+95.24%
50 Euro Tether EURT $ 0.0985
$ 3.94M
$ 3.94 million
+52.71%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.12
$ 10.06B
$ 10.06 billion
+18.11%
Binance USD BUSD $ 1.04
$ 57.90M
$ 57.90 million
+6.48%
Reservoir DAM $ 0.0139
$ 5.37M
$ 5.37 million
+4.23%
Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0305
$ 11.99M
$ 11.99 million
+1.28%
PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,537.77
$ 2.13B
$ 2.13 billion
+0.24%
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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