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
$ 184.00B
$ 184.00 billion
+0.01%
2 USDC USDC $ 1.00
$ 72.51B
$ 72.51 billion
+0.02%
3 USDS USDS $ 1.000
$ 9.98B
$ 9.98 billion
-0.01%
4 Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.18B
$ 9.18 billion
+0.23%
5 Dai DAI $ 1.00
$ 5.26B
$ 5.26 billion
-0.04%
6 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $ 0.999
$ 4.07B
$ 4.07 billion
+0.02%
7 Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 1.27
$ 3.94B
$ 3.94 billion
+2.01%
8 Ethena USDe USDE $ 1.00
$ 3.94B
$ 3.94 billion
+0.07%
9 Global Dollar USDG $ 0.998
$ 3.31B
$ 3.31 billion
+0.09%
10 PayPal USD PYUSD $ 1.000
$ 2.71B
$ 2.71 billion
+0.04%
11 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $ 1.13
$ 2.14B
$ 2.14 billion
-0.75%
12 Ripple USD RLUSD $ 1.00
$ 1.98B
$ 1.98 billion
-0.01%
13 PAX Gold PAXG $ 4,020.87
$ 1.79B
$ 1.79 billion
-1.31%
14 USDD USDD $ 1.00
$ 1.56B
$ 1.56 billion
+0.00%
15 Falcon USD USDF $ 0.995
$ 1.26B
$ 1.26 billion
-0.14%
16 United Stables U $ 1.00
$ 1.08B
$ 1.08 billion
+0.01%
17 Gho Token GHO $ 0.994
$ 645.00M
$ 645.00 million
-0.69%
18 Usual USD USD0 $ 1.00
$ 556.59M
$ 556.59 million
+0.08%
19 TrueUSD TUSD $ 0.996
$ 492.52M
$ 492.52 million
-0.03%
20 EURC EURC $ 1.14
$ 449.12M
$ 449.12 million
+0.12%
21 First Digital USD FDUSD $ 1.00
$ 346.36M
$ 346.36 million
-0.01%
22 Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.996
$ 220.95M
$ 220.95 million
+0.49%
23 Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.993
$ 208.97M
$ 208.97 million
+1.19%
24 Tether America USD USAT $ 0.999
$ 185.38M
$ 185.38 million
-0.02%
25 XUSD XUSD $ 1.00
$ 45.18M
$ 45.18 million
-0.01%
26 Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 37.77M
$ 37.77 million
-0.29%
27 EURITE EURI $ 1.14
$ 37.26M
$ 37.26 million
+0.19%
28 Gemini dollar GUSD $ 1.00
$ 29.67M
$ 29.67 million
+0.03%
29 Pax Dollar USDP $ 1.00
$ 29.66M
$ 29.66 million
-0.01%
30 TerraClassicUSD USTC $ 0.00498
$ 27.79M
$ 27.79 million
-1.41%
31 XSGD XSGD $ 0.775
$ 12.24M
$ 12.24 million
+0.01%
32 FUSD FUSD $ 1.000
$ 11.40M
$ 11.40 million
+0.02%
33 Resolv RESOLV $ 0.0163
$ 7.45M
$ 7.45 million
-3.71%
34 Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.988
$ 5.67M
$ 5.67 million
+0.22%
35 USD Base Coin USDBC $ 1.00
$ 5.61M
$ 5.61 million
-1.54%
36 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.52M
$ 5.52 million
-0.00%
37 Quantoz EURQ EURQ $ 1.13
$ 5.22M
$ 5.22 million
-0.22%
38 Axelar Wrapped USDC AXLUSDC $ 1.000
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
-0.06%

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39 TerraUSD UST $ 0.0828
$ 811.90M
$ 811.90 million
+49.47%
40 Ethena Labs (USDTb) USDTb $ 1.00
$ 355.78M
$ 355.78 million
-0.02%
41 Agora AUSD $ 1.000
$ 238.87M
$ 238.87 million
-0.02%
42 Curve.fi DAI/USDC/USDT 3CRV $ 1.04
$ 160.06M
$ 160.06 million
+0.68%
43 Alchemix USD ALUSD $ 0.937
$ 157.77M
$ 157.77 million
-0.37%
44 STASIS EURO EURS $ 1.21
$ 150.57M
$ 150.57 million
-0.03%
45 Lista USD lisUSD $ 0.999
$ 67.21M
$ 67.21 million
+0.01%
46 USDsui USDsui $ 0.999
$ 66.77M
$ 66.77 million
-0.26%
47 f(x) USD fxUSD $ 1.00
$ 64.39M
$ 64.39 million
+1.21%
48 Anchored Coins EUR AEUR $ 1.14
$ 54.20M
$ 54.20 million
+0.15%
49 Mezo USD MUSD $ 0.987
$ 49.35M
$ 49.35 million
-0.96%
50 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 1.000
$ 48.97M
$ 48.97 million
-0.12%
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Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 1.27
$ 3.94B
$ 3.94 billion
+2.01%
Curve.Fi USD Stablecoin CRVUSD $ 0.993
$ 208.97M
$ 208.97 million
+1.19%
Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.996
$ 220.95M
$ 220.95 million
+0.49%
Binance-Peg BSC-USD BSC-USD $ 1.00
$ 9.18B
$ 9.18 billion
+0.23%
Quantoz USDQ USDQ $ 0.988
$ 5.67M
$ 5.67 million
+0.22%
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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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