Tether’s USDT: The Digital Dollar Powering Trillions in Global Finance
In Q4 2025, Tether’s USDT reached a record market capitalization of $187.3 billion, adding $12.4 billion in a single quarter while facilitating more than $4.4 trillion in on-chain transfers. Today, Tether holds roughly 59% of the total stablecoin market, with Tether and USDC together accounting for approximately 93% of all stablecoin capitalization. That scale makes […]
What Is a Stablecoin Peg? A Guide to How It Works and Why It Matters
Key takeaways: A stablecoin peg is the price mechanism that keeps a token anchored to an external asset, usually the U.S. dollar, so it can function as reliable digital money. Stablecoins maintain their peg through different models, with fiat-backed, crypto-backed, and algorithmic designs each using a different method to preserve price stability. A depeg happens […]
