Stablecoins Coins

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to hold a steady value, most commonly pegged to a national currency such as the U.S. dollar. Their purpose is to combine the speed and programmability of blockchains with price stability, making them useful for trading, payments, remittances and as a place to park funds without exiting to traditional banking. Different stablecoins maintain their pegs in different ways: some are backed by cash and short-term reserves held by an issuer, some by other crypto assets locked as collateral, and some rely on algorithms or trading incentives. Each model carries distinct trade-offs around transparency, redemption and counterparty risk. When comparing stablecoins, readers should look at what backs each one, who issues it, how reserves are disclosed and how reliably it has held its peg during market stress. It is important to remember that a stable price is a goal, not a guarantee; stablecoins have lost their pegs before, and the strength of any peg ultimately depends on the credibility and solvency of the mechanism behind it.

The Stablecoins category currently tracks 15 cryptocurrencies in our database, with a combined market capitalization of $296.06B and $76.56B in reported trading volume over the past 24 hours. The largest Stablecoins asset by market cap is Tether (USDT), at $184.02B. Over the last 24 hours 12 of these coins are up and 3 are down, an average move of -0.04% across the category.

Within the Stablecoins category over the past 24 hours, the strongest 24-hour performer is USDD (USDD) at +0.21%, while the weakest is Ondo US Dollar Yield (USDY) at -0.83%.

By value the category is highly concentrated: its 3 largest coins account for roughly 90.4% of the combined Stablecoins market capitalization.

In cryptocurrency markets, a category groups together tokens and coins that share a common trait — the underlying technology they use, the blockchain ecosystem they are built on, the problem they aim to solve, or the way they are issued. The Stablecoins grouping shown here reflects the classification published by CoinGecko, a widely used independent market-data provider. The table above lists every Stablecoins asset in our database, ordered by market capitalization — the current price multiplied by the circulating supply — alongside the live price, the 24-hour change, a seven-day trend line, and 24-hour trading volume, a useful proxy for liquidity and market interest.

Categories frequently overlap: a single coin can belong to several at once, so you will often find the same asset on multiple category pages, each offering a different lens on the market. Among the coins above, Stablecoins most often appears alongside USD Stablecoin, Ethereum Ecosystem, Solana Ecosystem — listed in full under related categories below.

All figures on this page are computed from stored public market data and refreshed regularly. They are provided for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice, a recommendation, or a prediction. Cryptocurrency prices are highly volatile; always do your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making any investment decision.