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 $ 1.000
$ 189.81B
$ 189.81 billion
-0.01%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 77.21B
$ 77.21 billion
+0.00%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.00
$ 11.09B
$ 11.09 billion
+0.25%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 0.813
$ 7.31B
$ 7.31 billion
-11.17%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.15B
$ 5.15 billion
+0.10%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 0.998
$ 4.37B
$ 4.37 billion
+0.43%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 3.97B
$ 3.97 billion
+0.03%
8 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.000
$ 3.42B
$ 3.42 billion
+0.03%
9 Global Dollar USDG $ 1.00
$ 3.28B
$ 3.28 billion
-0.02%
10 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,660.03
$ 2.20B
$ 2.20 billion
-1.34%
11 USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 1.49B
$ 1.49 billion
+0.03%
12 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 0.999
$ 1.47B
$ 1.47 billion
-0.19%
13 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 995.15M
$ 995.15 million
+0.06%
14 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.999
$ 494.19M
$ 494.19 million
-0.03%
15 EURC EURC $ 1.17
$ 435.32M
$ 435.32 million
-0.43%
16 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 0.999
$ 399.16M
$ 399.16 million
-0.05%
17 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.989
$ 272.87M
$ 272.87 million
-0.08%
18 Agora AUSD $ 1.00
$ 137.70M
$ 137.70 million
+0.50%
19 Binance USD BUSD $ 0.930
$ 50.38M
$ 50.38 million
+0.31%
20 EURITE EURI $ 1.17
$ 48.41M
$ 48.41 million
-0.61%
21 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 47.96M
$ 47.96 million
+0.01%
22 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.000
$ 45.54M
$ 45.54 million
-0.02%
23 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00733
$ 40.95M
$ 40.95 million
-2.36%
24 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 37.69M
$ 37.69 million
+0.01%
25 Liquity USD LUSD $ 0.998
$ 35.35M
$ 35.35 million
-0.15%
26 Tether America USD USAT $ 1.000
$ 19.99M
$ 19.99 million
-0.02%
27 XSGD XSGD $ 0.786
$ 14.59M
$ 14.59 million
-0.25%
28 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0358
$ 14.11M
$ 14.11 million
+11.06%
29 StablR Euro EURR $ 1.16
$ 13.02M
$ 13.02 million
+0.00%
30 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 0.999
$ 7.46M
$ 7.46 million
-0.02%
31 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.00
$ 7.04M
$ 7.04 million
-0.54%
32 StablR USD USDR $ 0.999
$ 7.01M
$ 7.01 million
-0.03%
33 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.998
$ 6.00M
$ 6.00 million
-0.07%
34 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.09M
$ 5.09 million
-0.02%
35 Reservoir DAM $ 0.00914
$ 3.55M
$ 3.55 million
-7.98%

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36 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 3.11
$ 792.92M
$ 792.92 million
-2.82%
37 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.996
$ 564.97M
$ 564.97 million
-0.00%
38 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.02
$ 164.43M
$ 164.43 million
-1.70%
39 Resupply USD reUSD $ 3.07
$ 154.68M
$ 154.68 million
-3.19%
40 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 1.71
$ 90.83M
$ 90.83 million
-3.46%
41 TerraUSD UST $ 0.00724
$ 70.95M
$ 70.95 million
-1.38%
42 OpenEden Compounding OpenDollar CUSDO $ 1.05
$ 63.63M
$ 63.63 million
-0.09%
43 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 0.996
$ 59.38M
$ 59.38 million
-0.38%
44 USDsui USDsui $ 0.998
$ 55.86M
$ 55.86 million
+0.14%
45 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.17
$ 55.26M
$ 55.26 million
-0.12%
46 Mezo USD MUSD $ 1.01
$ 50.32M
$ 50.32 million
+0.00%
47 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 0.999
$ 34.81M
$ 34.81 million
-0.16%
48 Decentralized Social DESO $ 3.88
$ 34.49M
$ 34.49 million
-1.40%
49 Bucket Protocol BUCK Stablecoin BUCK $ 1.00
$ 25.98M
$ 25.98 million
+0.12%
50 Origin Dollar OUSD $ 3.11
$ 16.99M
$ 16.99 million
-2.52%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0358
$ 14.11M
$ 14.11 million
+11.06%
Agora AUSD $ 1.00
$ 137.70M
$ 137.70 million
+0.50%
World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 0.998
$ 4.37B
$ 4.37 billion
+0.43%
Binance USD BUSD $ 0.930
$ 50.38M
$ 50.38 million
+0.31%
USDS USDS $ 1.00
$ 11.09B
$ 11.09 billion
+0.25%
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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