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| # | Coin | Price | Peg (bps) | Market Cap | Top Chains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USDTTether | $0.9983 | -16.9 | $184.6B | Tron, Ethereum, BSC |
| 2 | USDCUSD Coin | $0.9996 | -4.1 | $73.6B | Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid L1 |
| 3 | USDSSky Dollar | $0.9995 | -5.4 | $7.9B | Ethereum, Base, OP Mainnet |
| 4 | DAIDai | $0.9995 | -5.0 | $4.8B | Ethereum, Polygon, Fantom |
| 5 | USD1World Liberty Financial USD | $0.9981 | -18.6 | $4.7B | Ethereum, BSC, Solana |
| 6 | USDEEthena USDe | $0.9979 | -20.7 | $4.4B | Ethereum, Solana, MegaETH |
| 7 | USYCCircle USYC | $1.1296 | +1296.4 | $3.1B | BSC, Ethereum |
| 8 | BUIDLBlackRock USD | $1.0000 | 0.0 | $3.1B | Ethereum, Aptos, Solana |
| 9 | USDGGlobal Dollar | $0.9998 | -2.4 | $2.8B | X Layer, Solana, Ethereum |
| 10 | PYUSDPayPal USD | $0.9992 | -8.3 | $2.7B | Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum |
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