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
$ 184.22B
$ 184.22 billion
+0.00%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 73.34B
$ 73.34 billion
-0.00%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.00
$ 10.03B
$ 10.03 billion
+0.00%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.13B
$ 9.13 billion
-2.33%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.30B
$ 5.30 billion
-0.05%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 1.000
$ 4.24B
$ 4.24 billion
+0.03%
7 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 4.02B
$ 4.02 billion
+0.02%
8 Global Dollar USDG $ 0.999
$ 3.20B
$ 3.20 billion
+0.13%
9 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.000
$ 2.85B
$ 2.85 billion
-0.07%
10 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $ 1.14
$ 2.16B
$ 2.16 billion
+0.03%
11 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 1.00
$ 1.97B
$ 1.97 billion
+0.19%
12 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,007.73
$ 1.80B
$ 1.80 billion
-0.11%
13 USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 1.56B
$ 1.56 billion
+0.00%
14 Falcon USD USDF $ 0.995
$ 1.26B
$ 1.26 billion
-0.27%
15 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 1.05B
$ 1.05 billion
+0.01%
16 Gho Token GHO $ 0.999
$ 648.32M
$ 648.32 million
-0.04%
17 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.996
$ 492.28M
$ 492.28 million
-0.09%
18 EURC EURC $ 1.14
$ 424.72M
$ 424.72 million
-0.04%
19 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 1.00
$ 347.43M
$ 347.43 million
+0.03%
20 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.990
$ 237.22M
$ 237.22 million
-2.01%
21 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.991
$ 204.40M
$ 204.40 million
-0.01%
22 Tether America USD USAT $ 1.000
$ 185.46M
$ 185.46 million
+0.00%
23 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 39.52M
$ 39.52 million
-0.01%
24 EURITE EURI $ 1.14
$ 37.60M
$ 37.60 million
+0.02%
25 Pax Dollar USDP $ 0.999
$ 29.63M
$ 29.63 million
-0.08%
26 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 29.63M
$ 29.63 million
+0.00%
27 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00530
$ 29.57M
$ 29.57 million
-1.68%
28 Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.00
$ 27.82M
$ 27.82 million
+0.16%
29 Worldwide USD WUSD $ 0.993
$ 14.88M
$ 14.88 million
-0.13%
30 XSGD XSGD $ 0.775
$ 11.96M
$ 11.96 million
+0.07%
31 FUSD FUSD $ 0.999
$ 10.79M
$ 10.79 million
+0.00%
32 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0199
$ 8.52M
$ 8.52 million
+0.22%
33 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.01
$ 5.92M
$ 5.92 million
-99.99%
34 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.984
$ 5.72M
$ 5.72 million
-0.37%
35 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.51M
$ 5.51 million
+0.01%
36 Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.12
$ 5.24M
$ 5.24 million
-0.05%
37 Axelar Wrapped USDC AXLUSDC $ 1.00
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
-0.03%

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38 Usual USD USD0 $ 0.999
$ 556.71M
$ 556.71 million
-0.01%
39 Ethena Labs (USDTb) USDTb $ 1.00
$ 454.26M
$ 454.26 million
+0.01%
40 Agora AUSD $ 0.994
$ 199.28M
$ 199.28 million
-0.56%
41 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.04
$ 160.36M
$ 160.36 million
+0.67%
42 Lista USD lisUSD $ 0.998
$ 67.12M
$ 67.12 million
-0.01%
43 USDsui USDsui $ 1.00
$ 66.89M
$ 66.89 million
+0.42%
44 f(x) USD fxUSD $ 0.994
$ 59.25M
$ 59.25 million
+1.13%
45 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.14
$ 54.29M
$ 54.29 million
+0.09%
46 Mezo USD MUSD $ 0.991
$ 49.53M
$ 49.53 million
-0.14%
47 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.000
$ 48.18M
$ 48.18 million
-0.06%
48 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 38.96M
$ 38.96 million
+0.33%
49 sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 0.667
$ 32.88M
$ 32.88 million
+0.00%
50 BOLD Stablecoin BOLD $ 1.00
$ 29.63M
$ 29.63 million
-0.01%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0199
$ 8.52M
$ 8.52 million
+0.22%
Ripple USD RLUSD $ 1.00
$ 1.97B
$ 1.97 billion
+0.19%
Liquity USD LUSD $ 1.00
$ 27.82M
$ 27.82 million
+0.16%
Global Dollar USDG $ 0.999
$ 3.20B
$ 3.20 billion
+0.13%
XSGD XSGD $ 0.775
$ 11.96M
$ 11.96 million
+0.07%
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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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