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
101 Sigma Money BNBUSD $ 0.998
$ 1.58M
$ 1.58 million
+11.82%
102 Parallel PAR $ 1.24
$ 1.55M
$ 1.55 million
-1.23%
103 USDH USDH $ 0.996
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
-0.13%
104 Stable Coin SBC $ 1.00
$ 1.40M
$ 1.40 million
+0.00%
105 Wrapped A7A5 1.0 wA7A5 $ 0.0135
$ 1.23M
$ 1.23 million
+0.38%
106 Tether MXNt MXNT $ 0.0500
$ 1.00M
$ 1.00 million
+0.00%
107 Wrapped USTC USTC $ 0.0112
$ 999,494
$ 999,494
-2.98%
108 USDx USDX $ 0.994
$ 677,032
$ 677,032
-0.02%
109 UXD Stablecoin UXD $ 1.02
$ 307,470
$ 307,470
+0.14%
110 Fathom Protocol FXD $ 0.998
$ 296,180
$ 296,180
+10.51%
111 BOB BOB $ 1.00
$ 221,504
$ 221,504
+0.08%
112 Frax USD frxUSD $ 0.999
$ 213,639
$ 213,639
-0.02%
113 USD+ USD+ $ 1.00
$ 170,654
$ 170,654
-0.01%
114 AUDD AUDD $ 0.660
$ 167,976
$ 167,976
-0.21%
115 VNX Euro VEUR $ 1.17
$ 148,423
$ 148,423
+0.02%
116 Monster Slayer Cash MSC $ 0.0212
$ 143,173
$ 143,173
-2.77%
117 AXCNH AXCNH $ 0.142
$ 142,200
$ 142,200
+0.21%
118 Dephaser JPY JPYT $ 0.00632
$ 95,344
$ 95,344
+0.00%
119 AURO Finance AURO $ 0.000594
$ 44,487
$ 44,487
-12.26%
120 Midas Dollar MDO $ 0.0143
$ 20,384
$ 20,384
-4.58%
121 CLP Coin CLPC $ 0.00109
$ 14,933
$ 14,933
-0.19%
122 EUR Neutrino EURN $ 0.0282
$ 13,301
$ 13,301
+5.50%
123 ARYZE eGBP EGBP $ 1.32
$ 7,177
$ 7,177
+0.06%
124 Decentralized USD USDD $ 0.999
$ 2,476
$ 2,476
+0.11%
125 XUSD Stable XUSD $ 0.240
$ 1,766
$ 1,766
+0.00%
126 TON Bridged USDC JUSDC $ 0.977
$ 71
$ 71
+0.91%
127 AllUnity EUR EURAU $ --
$ --
$ --
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128 CASHA CASHA $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
129 Cryptohost Bridged USD CUSD $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
130 Tether USD Bridged ZED 2.0 USDT.Z $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
131 oneBTC ONEBTC $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
132 EuroUnion EURC $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
133 USD Open Dollar USDO $ --
$ --
$ --
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134 USD X20 USD.x $ --
$ --
$ --
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135 RMJDT RMJDT $ --
$ --
$ --
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136 GMONEY COIN GMC $ --
$ --
$ --
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137 UHKD UHKD $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
138 Classic USDC $USDC $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
139 Tether USD Bridged Wormhole USDTR $ --
$ --
$ --
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140 USDX [Kava] USDX $ --
$ --
$ --
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141 Balance Coin BLC $ --
$ --
$ --
--%
142 Num ARS NUARS $ --
$ --
$ --
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143 eUAH eUAH $ --
$ --
$ --
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144 Vyvo US Dollar USDV $ --
$ --
$ --
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145 USD1 USD1 $ --
$ --
$ --
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146 USD CoinVertible USDCV $ --
$ --
$ --
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147 USDT+ USDT+ $ --
$ --
$ --
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148 ZEDXION USDZ $ --
$ --
$ --
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149 wrapped JAXNET WJXN $ --
$ --
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150 CHI CHI $ --
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Trending Stablecoins

Top gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
USDS USDS $ 1.00
$ 9.89B
$ 9.89 billion
+0.59%
StablR USD USDR $ 0.999
$ 7.91M
$ 7.91 million
+0.46%
Legacy Frax Dollar FRAX $ 0.994
$ 281.80M
$ 281.80 million
+0.10%
Binance USD BUSD $ 1.00
$ 56.25M
$ 56.25 million
+0.10%
EURC EURC $ 1.17
$ 270.17M
$ 270.17 million
+0.08%
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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