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
$ 183.21B
$ 183.21 billion
+0.04%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 72.18B
$ 72.18 billion
+0.01%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.000
$ 9.86B
$ 9.86 billion
+0.08%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.20B
$ 9.20 billion
-2.83%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.24B
$ 5.24 billion
-0.03%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.00
$ 3.99B
$ 3.99 billion
+0.01%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 3.91B
$ 3.91 billion
-0.03%
8 Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 1.25
$ 3.89B
$ 3.89 billion
-0.64%
9 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.000
$ 3.48B
$ 3.48 billion
-0.17%
10 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.000
$ 2.79B
$ 2.79 billion
-0.00%
11 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $ 1.14
$ 2.15B
$ 2.15 billion
-0.26%
12 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 1.000
$ 1.93B
$ 1.93 billion
+0.06%
13 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,340.25
$ 1.89B
$ 1.89 billion
-0.39%
14 USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 1.59B
$ 1.59 billion
-0.00%
15 Falcon USD USDF $ 0.995
$ 1.25B
$ 1.25 billion
-0.04%
16 United Stables U $ 1.000
$ 1.21B
$ 1.21 billion
-0.01%
17 Gho Token GHO $ 0.998
$ 697.50M
$ 697.50 million
-0.14%
18 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.999
$ 554.64M
$ 554.64 million
-0.04%
19 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.996
$ 492.62M
$ 492.62 million
+0.05%
20 EURC EURC $ 1.16
$ 452.41M
$ 452.41 million
-0.16%
21 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 1.00
$ 351.13M
$ 351.13 million
-0.00%
22 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.997
$ 218.68M
$ 218.68 million
+0.63%
23 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.999
$ 213.18M
$ 213.18 million
+0.55%
24 Tether America USD USAT $ 0.999
$ 185.30M
$ 185.30 million
-0.01%
25 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 45.20M
$ 45.20 million
-0.05%
26 EURITE EURI $ 1.16
$ 36.89M
$ 36.89 million
-0.12%
27 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 0.999
$ 30.47M
$ 30.47 million
-0.09%
28 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.00
$ 29.66M
$ 29.66 million
-0.00%
29 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00497
$ 27.73M
$ 27.73 million
-0.56%
30 XSGD XSGD $ 0.783
$ 11.89M
$ 11.89 million
+0.14%
31 FUSD FUSD $ 1.000
$ 11.60M
$ 11.60 million
+0.00%
32 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0175
$ 8.03M
$ 8.03 million
-3.76%
33 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.00
$ 5.74M
$ 5.74 million
-0.09%
34 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.988
$ 5.66M
$ 5.66 million
+0.00%
35 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.52M
$ 5.52 million
-0.00%
36 Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.13
$ 5.22M
$ 5.22 million
+0.06%
37 Axelar Wrapped USDC AXLUSDC $ 1.000
$ 2.35M
$ 2.35 million
-0.04%

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38 USD0 Liquid Bond bUSD0 $ 0.965
$ 491.11M
$ 491.11 million
+0.31%
39 Ethena Labs (USDTb) USDTb $ 1.00
$ 353.47M
$ 353.47 million
-0.01%
40 Agora AUSD $ 1.00
$ 211.35M
$ 211.35 million
+0.16%
41 EUR CoinVertible EURCV $ 1.16
$ 159.80M
$ 159.80 million
-0.12%
42 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.04
$ 159.04M
$ 159.04 million
+0.01%
43 GUSD GUSD $ 1.000
$ 149.42M
$ 149.42 million
-0.02%
44 STASIS EURO EURS $ 1.20
$ 149.33M
$ 149.33 million
-0.09%
45 Lista USD lisUSD $ 0.998
$ 67.14M
$ 67.14 million
-0.15%
46 USDsui USDsui $ 1.00
$ 66.87M
$ 66.87 million
-0.04%
47 f(x) USD fxUSD $ 1.000
$ 64.07M
$ 64.07 million
+0.59%
48 Mezo USD MUSD $ 0.989
$ 49.45M
$ 49.45 million
+0.11%
49 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.000
$ 48.35M
$ 48.35 million
+0.02%
50 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 37.71M
$ 37.71 million
-0.14%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.997
$ 218.68M
$ 218.68 million
+0.63%
Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.999
$ 213.18M
$ 213.18 million
+0.55%
XSGD XSGD $ 0.783
$ 11.89M
$ 11.89 million
+0.14%
USDS USDS $ 1.000
$ 9.86B
$ 9.86 billion
+0.08%
Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.13
$ 5.22M
$ 5.22 million
+0.06%
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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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