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
$ 186.59B
$ 186.59 billion
+0.01%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 74.85B
$ 74.85 billion
+0.01%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.000
$ 10.56B
$ 10.56 billion
+0.05%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 8.99B
$ 8.99 billion
+0.01%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.14B
$ 5.14 billion
-0.14%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.00
$ 4.57B
$ 4.57 billion
+0.10%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 4.45B
$ 4.45 billion
+0.06%
8 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.00
$ 2.78B
$ 2.78 billion
+0.03%
9 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 2.64B
$ 2.64 billion
-0.00%
10 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,225.93
$ 1.93B
$ 1.93 billion
+0.37%
11 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 0.999
$ 1.84B
$ 1.84 billion
-0.09%
12 USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 1.36B
$ 1.36 billion
+0.00%
13 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 1.06B
$ 1.06 billion
+0.03%
14 Gho Token GHO $ 0.999
$ 598.64M
$ 598.64 million
-0.00%
15 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.999
$ 559.47M
$ 559.47 million
+0.06%
16 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.999
$ 493.96M
$ 493.96 million
+0.01%
17 EURC EURC $ 1.16
$ 437.17M
$ 437.17 million
-0.09%
18 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 0.999
$ 337.01M
$ 337.01 million
+0.02%
19 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.994
$ 274.10M
$ 274.10 million
+0.02%
20 Agora AUSD $ 1.00
$ 139.25M
$ 139.25 million
-0.09%
21 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 55.93M
$ 55.93 million
+0.08%
22 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.996
$ 49.52M
$ 49.52 million
+0.01%
23 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 47.98M
$ 47.98 million
+0.01%
24 EURITE EURI $ 1.16
$ 47.75M
$ 47.75 million
-0.04%
25 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.000
$ 45.56M
$ 45.56 million
+0.01%
26 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 37.69M
$ 37.69 million
-0.03%
27 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00605
$ 33.76M
$ 33.76 million
+0.19%
28 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.000
$ 31.08M
$ 31.08 million
-0.05%
29 Tether America USD USAT $ 1.000
$ 19.99M
$ 19.99 million
-0.01%
30 XSGD XSGD $ 0.780
$ 15.16M
$ 15.16 million
+0.21%
31 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 0.998
$ 11.33M
$ 11.33 million
+0.14%
32 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0171
$ 7.04M
$ 7.04 million
+1.49%
33 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.00
$ 6.42M
$ 6.42 million
-0.03%
34 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.08M
$ 5.08 million
-0.08%
35 Reservoir DAM $ 0.0113
$ 4.46M
$ 4.46 million
+2.36%

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36 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 9.84
$ 1.79B
$ 1.79 billion
+29.89%
37 Resupply USD reUSD $ 8.56
$ 430.94M
$ 430.94 million
+0.36%
38 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 4.15
$ 219.67M
$ 219.67 million
+21.26%
39 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.07
$ 172.20M
$ 172.20 million
+3.62%
40 USDsui USDsui $ 1.00
$ 75.14M
$ 75.14 million
+0.31%
41 Origin Dollar OUSD $ 9.90
$ 63.02M
$ 63.02 million
+34.80%
42 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.000
$ 59.60M
$ 59.60 million
-0.01%
43 TerraUSD UST $ 0.00602
$ 59.02M
$ 59.02 million
-0.69%
44 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.14
$ 54.07M
$ 54.07 million
-0.52%
45 Mezo USD MUSD $ 0.998
$ 49.92M
$ 49.92 million
-0.12%
46 Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.03
$ 36.55M
$ 36.55 million
+2.54%
47 Decentralized Social DESO $ 3.31
$ 29.36M
$ 29.36 million
+9.65%
48 Bucket Protocol BUCK Stablecoin BUCK $ 0.998
$ 25.90M
$ 25.90 million
-0.09%
49 Celo Dollar CUSD $ 0.958
$ 15.01M
$ 15.01 million
-9.80%
50 StablR Euro EURR $ 1.03
$ 11.52M
$ 11.52 million
+0.00%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Reservoir DAM $ 0.0113
$ 4.46M
$ 4.46 million
+2.36%
Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0171
$ 7.04M
$ 7.04 million
+1.49%
PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,225.93
$ 1.93B
$ 1.93 billion
+0.37%
XSGD XSGD $ 0.780
$ 15.16M
$ 15.16 million
+0.21%
TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00605
$ 33.76M
$ 33.76 million
+0.19%
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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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