Stablecoins
How USDC and USDT Differ — and Why It Matters
The two largest stablecoins share a goal but differ in transparency and structure.
Stablecoins are the dollars of crypto — tokens pegged to fiat that move value across exchanges and power most trading and DeFi. This section tracks the major stablecoins like USDT and USDC, their reserves and transparency, regulation, de-peg events and adoption, explaining how the plumbing of the crypto economy actually works.
The two largest stablecoins share a goal but differ in transparency and structure.
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The dollar rails of crypto. How fiat-backed stablecoins maintain $1 — and what can break it.
Lawmakers worldwide are drafting rules for dollar-pegged tokens. A plain-English look at the direction of travel.