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
$ 184.31B
$ 184.31 billion
+0.00%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 73.32B
$ 73.32 billion
-0.01%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.00
$ 10.95B
$ 10.95 billion
+0.02%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.48B
$ 9.48 billion
+3.93%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.34B
$ 5.34 billion
+0.44%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.000
$ 4.44B
$ 4.44 billion
-0.02%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 4.24B
$ 4.24 billion
+0.03%
8 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 3.14B
$ 3.14 billion
-0.01%
9 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.00
$ 2.85B
$ 2.85 billion
+0.01%
10 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 0.999
$ 1.94B
$ 1.94 billion
-0.01%
11 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,101.52
$ 1.84B
$ 1.84 billion
-0.28%
12 USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 1.42B
$ 1.42 billion
+0.04%
13 Falcon USD USDF $ 0.997
$ 1.26B
$ 1.26 billion
-0.11%
14 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 1.03B
$ 1.03 billion
-0.04%
15 Gho Token GHO $ 0.997
$ 597.50M
$ 597.50 million
-0.19%
16 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.998
$ 493.45M
$ 493.45 million
-0.05%
17 EURC EURC $ 1.14
$ 423.61M
$ 423.61 million
-0.12%
18 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 1.00
$ 347.34M
$ 347.34 million
-0.06%
19 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.997
$ 238.83M
$ 238.83 million
+0.60%
20 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.993
$ 204.82M
$ 204.82 million
+0.18%
21 Agora AUSD $ 0.995
$ 170.45M
$ 170.45 million
+16.84%
22 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 55.71M
$ 55.71 million
-0.19%
23 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 49.53M
$ 49.53 million
-0.00%
24 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.987
$ 49.19M
$ 49.19 million
+0.54%
25 EURITE EURI $ 1.14
$ 37.63M
$ 37.63 million
-0.07%
26 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00560
$ 31.24M
$ 31.24 million
-0.79%
27 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.000
$ 29.88M
$ 29.88 million
-0.09%
28 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.00
$ 29.67M
$ 29.67 million
+0.01%
29 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.00
$ 28.92M
$ 28.92 million
-0.01%
30 Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.01
$ 28.38M
$ 28.38 million
+0.62%
31 Tether America USD USAT $ 1.000
$ 17.99M
$ 17.99 million
+0.01%
32 FUSD FUSD $ 1.000
$ 10.80M
$ 10.80 million
-0.01%
33 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 0.994
$ 10.48M
$ 10.48 million
-0.11%
34 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0198
$ 8.46M
$ 8.46 million
-7.36%
35 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.51M
$ 5.51 million
-0.15%
36 Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.12
$ 5.25M
$ 5.25 million
+0.12%
37 Axelar Wrapped USDC AXLUSDC $ 1.00
$ 2.42M
$ 2.42 million
-0.18%

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38 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $ 1.14
$ 2.16B
$ 2.16 billion
-0.06%
39 Ethena Labs (USDTb) USDTb $ 1.00
$ 727.66M
$ 727.66 million
+0.02%
40 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.996
$ 554.99M
$ 554.99 million
-0.28%
41 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.05
$ 161.79M
$ 161.79 million
+1.30%
42 Resupply USD reUSD $ 2.51
$ 81.02M
$ 81.02 million
+138.64%
43 USDsui USDsui $ 1.000
$ 66.85M
$ 66.85 million
-0.02%
44 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.14
$ 54.05M
$ 54.05 million
+0.87%
45 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.000
$ 49.56M
$ 49.56 million
-0.04%
46 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 0.620
$ 30.57M
$ 30.57 million
-2.82%
47 Bucket Protocol BUCK Stablecoin BUCK $ 0.999
$ 25.95M
$ 25.95 million
+0.09%
48 Origin Dollar OUSD $ 2.78
$ 20.70M
$ 20.70 million
-24.04%
49 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 2.85
$ 17.37M
$ 17.37 million
+188.60%
50 Decentralized Social DESO $ 1.81
$ 16.11M
$ 16.11 million
+17.73%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Agora AUSD $ 0.995
$ 170.45M
$ 170.45 million
+16.84%
Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.48B
$ 9.48 billion
+3.93%
Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.01
$ 28.38M
$ 28.38 million
+0.62%
Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.997
$ 238.83M
$ 238.83 million
+0.60%
Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.987
$ 49.19M
$ 49.19 million
+0.54%
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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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