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 $ 1.000
$ 186.34B
$ 186.34 billion
+0.00%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 73.81B
$ 73.81 billion
-0.02%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.000
$ 10.34B
$ 10.34 billion
-0.05%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.00B
$ 9.00 billion
+0.12%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.15B
$ 5.15 billion
+0.02%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.00
$ 4.59B
$ 4.59 billion
+0.22%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.000
$ 4.45B
$ 4.45 billion
-0.00%
8 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 2.96B
$ 2.96 billion
+0.03%
9 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.00
$ 2.74B
$ 2.74 billion
-0.02%
10 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $ 1.14
$ 2.16B
$ 2.16 billion
-0.03%
11 Falcon USD USDF $ 0.998
$ 2.05B
$ 2.05 billion
+0.31%
12 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 0.998
$ 1.89B
$ 1.89 billion
-0.29%
13 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,077.56
$ 1.84B
$ 1.84 billion
-0.06%
14 USDD USDD $ 0.999
$ 1.37B
$ 1.37 billion
+0.18%
15 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 1.06B
$ 1.06 billion
-0.03%
16 Gho Token GHO $ 0.999
$ 598.16M
$ 598.16 million
-0.04%
17 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.997
$ 493.24M
$ 493.24 million
-0.17%
18 EURC EURC $ 1.14
$ 428.44M
$ 428.44 million
+0.00%
19 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 0.999
$ 349.59M
$ 349.59 million
-0.01%
20 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.991
$ 237.52M
$ 237.52 million
-0.04%
21 Agora AUSD $ 0.994
$ 172.24M
$ 172.24 million
-0.02%
22 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.01
$ 56.43M
$ 56.43 million
+0.52%
23 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.982
$ 48.91M
$ 48.91 million
+8.90%
24 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 48.01M
$ 48.01 million
+0.00%
25 EURITE EURI $ 1.14
$ 47.01M
$ 47.01 million
-0.13%
26 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.00
$ 45.61M
$ 45.61 million
-0.02%
27 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 37.74M
$ 37.74 million
+0.00%
28 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00547
$ 30.54M
$ 30.54 million
-2.77%
29 Tether America USD USAT $ 0.999
$ 19.99M
$ 19.99 million
-0.01%
30 Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.12
$ 15.36M
$ 15.36 million
-0.25%
31 XSGD XSGD $ 0.773
$ 11.83M
$ 11.83 million
+0.03%
32 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 0.996
$ 11.31M
$ 11.31 million
-0.04%
33 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0206
$ 8.79M
$ 8.79 million
-2.95%
34 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 0.993
$ 6.32M
$ 6.32 million
+0.12%
35 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.09M
$ 5.09 million
+0.04%
36 Axelar Wrapped USDC AXLUSDC $ 1.00
$ 2.36M
$ 2.36 million
+0.03%

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37 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 16.87
$ 2.91B
$ 2.91 billion
+0.11%
38 Ethena Labs (USDTb) USDTb $ 1.000
$ 916.63M
$ 916.63 million
-0.01%
39 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 5.16
$ 817.20M
$ 817.20 million
+371.82%
40 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.999
$ 559.28M
$ 559.28 million
-0.02%
41 Resupply USD reUSD $ 9.76
$ 491.22M
$ 491.22 million
+0.78%
42 Mezo USD MUSD $ 6.00
$ 300.18M
$ 300.18 million
+178.96%
43 Liquity USD LUSD $ 4.90
$ 173.44M
$ 173.44 million
+355.51%
44 Origin Dollar OUSD $ 16.28
$ 119.97M
$ 119.97 million
-0.57%
45 USDsui USDsui $ 1.00
$ 75.22M
$ 75.22 million
+0.20%
46 OpenEden Compounding OpenDollar CUSDO $ 1.05
$ 64.03M
$ 64.03 million
+0.02%
47 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.00
$ 59.66M
$ 59.66 million
-1.00%
48 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.13
$ 53.63M
$ 53.63 million
+1.28%
49 TerraUSD UST $ 0.00542
$ 53.18M
$ 53.18 million
-2.89%
50 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.000
$ 30.53M
$ 30.53 million
-0.02%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.982
$ 48.91M
$ 48.91 million
+8.90%
Binance USD BUSD $ 1.01
$ 56.43M
$ 56.43 million
+0.52%
Falcon USD USDF $ 0.998
$ 2.05B
$ 2.05 billion
+0.31%
World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.00
$ 4.59B
$ 4.59 billion
+0.22%
USDD USDD $ 0.999
$ 1.37B
$ 1.37 billion
+0.18%
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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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