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Coin research card · #3

Tether

USDT · CoinStats snapshot

Current price

$0.999972

+0.01% in 24h

Snapshot context

How the move looks across time

Checked Aug 27, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC · stale window is provider-dependent

1 hour

+0.00%

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

24 hours

+0.01%

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

7 days

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

30 days

+0.00%

Provider-reported percentage change. It is not a forecast.

Project profile · curated overview

What is Tether?

Tether

Overview

Tether is the issuer and brand behind USDT, a dollar-referenced crypto asset used across centralized and decentralized markets. Different chains host different representations of the same broad asset brand.

History

USDT began as an early digital-dollar experiment and expanded across multiple blockchain networks. Its history is therefore partly a story of issuance, chain support, liquidity venues, and market infrastructure.

What to check now

When researching USDT, check the issuing entity, chain-specific contract, redemption conditions, reserves reporting, and venue liquidity. The ticker alone does not answer those questions.

Context warning. A dollar reference is not the same as a bank deposit or a guaranteed one-to-one exit on every venue and chain.

Market profile

The numbers behind the headline

Market cap

$183.4B

24h volume

$52B

Market rank

#3

Provider ID

tether

Market cap and volume help describe the scale and recent activity represented in this snapshot. They do not tell you how easily a specific order will execute, how concentrated ownership is, or whether a contract is secure.

Research checklist

Before you trust a token

Confirm the identity. Match the project name, ticker, contract address, and chain. Similar symbols can represent unrelated assets.

Check the market. Look beyond a percentage move: liquidity, spread, volume quality, holder concentration, and venue differences matter.

Read the contract context. A market-data feed is not an audit and cannot rule out minting, freezing, blacklist, or honeypot behaviour.

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