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

# Coins Price Market cap 24h

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51 Vai VAI $ 0.998
$ 2.56M
$ 2.56 million
+0.34%
52 Level USD LVLUSD $ 0.999
$ 951,262
$ 951,262
+0.00%
53 Rupiah Token IDRT $ 0.0000200
$ 897,069
$ 897,069
-66.22%
54 XAUT0 XAUT $ 4,993.16
$ 921.08T
$ 921.08 trillion
-0.11%
55 Maya Preferred MPRD $ 133,429.28
$ 26.69T
$ 26.69 trillion
-0.50%
56 Tedra USD 2.0 USD.T $ 0.993
$ 99.34B
$ 99.34 billion
-0.77%
57 JUSD Stable Token JUSD $ 1.00
$ 50.00B
$ 50.00 billion
+0.00%
58 Savings USDS SUSDS $ 0.822
$ 2.43B
$ 2.43 billion
-5.75%
59 BFUSD BFUSD $ 1.000
$ 1.47B
$ 1.47 billion
+0.01%
60 USAD USAD $ 0.983
$ 867.74M
$ 867.74 million
-0.01%
61 USDai USDAI $ 1.000
$ 516.31M
$ 516.31 million
-0.02%
62 Tether Fund USD.F $ 0.00333
$ 332.84M
$ 332.84 million
+22.81%
63 GUSD GUSD $ 0.999
$ 319.75M
$ 319.75 million
-0.05%
64 Staked USDai SUSDAI $ 1.07
$ 250.65M
$ 250.65 million
-0.02%
65 infiniFi USD iUSD $ 1.000
$ 182.74M
$ 182.74 million
+0.00%
66 Strata Senior USDe srUSDe $ 0.998
$ 143.40M
$ 143.40 million
-0.00%
67 Frax USD FRXUSD $ 1.01
$ 107.26M
$ 107.26 million
+1.15%
68 MNEE USD Stablecoin MNEE $ 1.00
$ 101.80M
$ 101.80 million
+0.01%
69 Fidelity Digital Dollar FIDD $ 0.999
$ 59.54M
$ 59.54 million
-0.44%
70 EUR CoinVertible EURCV $ 1.19
$ 57.07M
$ 57.07 million
-0.12%
71 Sonic USD SCUSD $ 1.000
$ 42.53M
$ 42.53 million
+0.03%
72 Hylo USD HYUSD $ 1.00
$ 33.36M
$ 33.36 million
-0.01%
73 XT Stablecoin XTUSD $ 1.00
$ 32.83M
$ 32.83 million
+0.05%
74 Electronic USD eUSD $ 0.998
$ 28.94M
$ 28.94 million
-0.10%
75 Silver Token XAGX $ 77.53
$ 19.38M
$ 19.38 million
+0.06%
76 JPY Coin JPYC $ 0.00758
$ 17.81M
$ 17.81 million
-0.57%
77 JPYC JPYC $ 0.00667
$ 16.43M
$ 16.43 million
-3.60%
78 USD Neutrino USDN $ 0.0231
$ 14.70M
$ 14.70 million
+1.53%
79 Resupply RSUP $ 0.190
$ 13.22M
$ 13.22 million
-6.70%
80 MAI MIMATIC $ 1.00
$ 13.05M
$ 13.05 million
-0.09%
81 USD Open Dollar USDO $ 0.0118
$ 12.10M
$ 12.10 million
-2.49%
82 USDM USDM $ 0.998
$ 12.01M
$ 12.01 million
-2.71%
83 Wrapped FRAX WFRAX $ 0.644
$ 11.91M
$ 11.91 million
-1.30%
84 oneBTC ONEBTC $ 0.998
$ 11.25M
$ 11.25 million
-0.43%
85 USDA USDA $ 0.996
$ 10.11M
$ 10.11 million
-1.82%
86 Web 3 Dollar USD3 $ 0.821
$ 9.36M
$ 9.36 million
-5.49%
87 FUSD FUSD $ 1.000
$ 8.80M
$ 8.80 million
+0.20%
88 MetaMask USD MUSD $ 1.000
$ 8.77M
$ 8.77 million
-0.00%
89 USDz USDZ $ 0.995
$ 7.72M
$ 7.72 million
+0.03%
90 Celo Euro CEUR $ 1.19
$ 7.23M
$ 7.23 million
+0.03%
91 Schuman EURØP EUROP $ 1.19
$ 7.00M
$ 7.00 million
+0.18%
92 SPUSD SPUSD $ 1.00
$ 5.88M
$ 5.88 million
-0.02%
93 Solayer USD SUSD $ 1.11
$ 5.69M
$ 5.69 million
-1.27%
94 GYEN GYEN $ 0.00541
$ 5.21M
$ 5.21 million
+6.69%
95 Kyrgyz Som Stablecoin KGST $ 0.0114
$ 5.07M
$ 5.07 million
-0.09%
96 Monerium EURe EURe $ 8.86
$ 5.05M
$ 5.05 million
-0.14%
97 ckUSDT CKUSDT $ 1.00
$ 4.67M
$ 4.67 million
-0.14%
98 Meta USD MUSD $ 1.00
$ 3.82M
$ 3.82 million
-0.52%
99 Decentralized Euro DEURO $ 1.17
$ 3.31M
$ 3.31 million
-1.41%
100 Mezo USD MUSD $ 0.990
$ 3.23M
$ 3.23 million
-0.43%

Trending Stablecoins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
sUSD Synthetix SUSD $ 0.815
$ 42.79M
$ 42.79 million
+1.74%
Agora AUSD $ 1.00
$ 197.23M
$ 197.23 million
+0.37%
PAX Gold PAXG $ 5,032.95
$ 2.31B
$ 2.31 billion
+0.26%
EURITE EURI $ 1.19
$ 49.22M
$ 49.22 million
+0.14%
EURC EURC $ 1.19
$ 452.38M
$ 452.38 million
+0.12%
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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