Ethena USDe

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First Digital USD

<p><strong>As the stablecoin market cap hits the $200 billion milestone and is poised to double adoption in 2025, here is a look at the top five stablecoins to invest in. This milestone comes at a time when crypto exchange Binance has teamed up with Circle to <a href="https://yellow.com/news/binance-teams-up-with-circle-to-expand-usdc-ecosystem">expand</a> the USDC ecosystem while Circle is <a href="https://yellow.com/news/circle-makes-big-move-against-tether-unveils-blockchain-compliance-suite-eyes-rwa-market">aiming</a> for the Real World Assets market by unveiling a blockchain compliance suite. In such a time, the stablecoin market has <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/12/11/stablecoin-market-cap-hits-200-b-milestone-could-double-in-2025-as-adoption-accelerates">added</a> $10 billion market value in 2 weeks time, overtaking the 2022 bull cycle record of $190 billion.</strong></p> 
<p>So before we take a look at the top 5 stablecoins let’s check out the latest developments in this crypto market.</p> 
<h2 id="what-s-happening-in-the-stablecoin-market">What’s happening in the stablecoin market?</h2> 
<p>DeFiLlama and CCdata have revealed that the stablecoin market cap is slated to rise to $400 billion as it hit $200 billion this year, ahead of the altcoin season. The coming year also looks <a href="https://mudrex.com/learn/stablecoins-bull-run-altcoin-season/">promising</a> for altcoin-stablecoin pairs as per statistics.</p> 
<p>Although altcoin season usually triggers a shift from Bitcoin to altcoins like Ethereum, XRP, Cardano etc, the 2025 dynamics appear to be different as USDT, USDC, and DAI, are becoming central to the liquidity pools when it comes to altcoin trading. These stablecoins will provide much more stability to altcoin traders than volatile Bitcoins.</p> 
<p>With Tether (USDT) reaching $139 billion in supply, a 12% monthly increase, and Circle (USDC) growing 9% to hit $41 billion in volume, stablecoins seem to be the preferred choice for traders. The Middle East region has recently opened up to stablecoin as the Abu Dhabi Global Market has recognised USDT as a digital asset.</p> 
<p>By late 2024 and early 2025, over 75% of altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin, triggering the next altcoin season where stablecoin pairs will be dominating because stablecoin liquidity allows the altcoins to maintain momentum amidst market volatility.</p> 
<p>All this is happening while stablecoin inflow to crypto exchanges increased last month due to US elections, and USDC became the first stablecoin to meet the Canadian listing criteria.</p> 
<h2 id="stablecoins-to-invest-in-ahead-of-the-altcoin-season">Stablecoins to invest in ahead of the altcoin season</h2> 
<p>Keeping the upcoming altcoin season in mind, here are the <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/stablecoin/">top trending</a> stablecoins that traders should invest in. What stablecoin to choose in 2025 - <a href="https://yellow.com/asset/fdusd/tutorial/usdt-vs-usdc-vs-fdusd-which-stablecoin-is-better-in-2024">USDT, USDC or FDUSD</a>? Or something else?</p> 
<h3 id="tether-usdt">Tether (USDT)</h3> 
<p>The largest circulating stablecoin USDT has seen a 0.25% increase in market cap in the last 24 hours which stands at $140.11 billion as of December 13. USDT has declined 0.01% and 0.03% in the 1-day and 7-day window period respectively to trade at $1. At present, its trading volume has declined 9.38% to reach $164.61 billion. It is showing a net APY of 4.99%-9.99% in Binance and 5.54%-13.54% in Bitget. Despite the current downturn, Tether is displaying 78% bullish and 22% bearish sentiments. Tether has a nearly equal share of whales (49.31%) and small investors (50.69%).</p> 
<h3 id="circle-usdc">Circle (USDC)</h3> 
<p>Circle’s USDC is showing a similar trend as USDT as it trades at $0.9999 with a 0.04% surge in the last 24 hours. The coin has seen no decline or surge in the last 7 days which shows its stability. As of December 13, the USDC market cap stands at $41.61 billion, a 0.24% rise in the last 24 hours while its trading volume has declined 1.69% to be at $11.32 billion. The coin is displaying a net APY of 4.01%-13.01% on Binance and 0.30%-8.00% on Bitget respectively. USDC is harbouring 80% bullish and 20% bearish sentiments. The second largest stablecoin by market cap has only 19.76% whale holders, and the rest, 80.24%, are other small holders.</p> 
<h3 id="ethena-usde-usde">Ethena USDe (USDe)</h3> 
<p>This stablecoin hasn’t seen any price movement in the last 24 hours as it traded at $1 as of December 13. However, the market cap of USDe has risen 1.58% in the last 24 hours to touch $5.73 billion while the trading volume has declined 0.32% to reach $165.26 million. At present, the USDe/FRAX, USDe/USDT, USDe/USDC are trending in Curve, Bybit, Bitget and Uniswap. The coin is showing 77% bullish and 23% bearish sentiments. It has 93.90% whale holders while the rest 6.10% are other holders.</p> 
<h3 id="dai-dai">Dai (DAI)</h3> 
<p>One of the best performers amongst stablecoins Dai has seen 0.02% and 0.03% growth in the last 1-day and 7-day window period to trade at $1 on December 13. While the DAI market cap has seen a 0.01% surge in the last 24 hours to reach $5.36 billion its trading volume gained 0.75% to touch $125.76 million. The stablecoin has a net APY of 3.24% on Binance and 3.00% on Bitget as it displays 70% bullish and 30% bearish sentiments. It has 41.37% of whale holders while the rest 58.63% are other holders. Nearly 100% of wallet addresses holding the stablecoin $100k or below holdings</p> 
<h3 id="first-digital-usd-fdusd">First Digital USD (FDUSD)</h3> 
<p>Out of all the stablecoins First Digital USD has experienced the most growth in the last 7 days as it gained 0.31% to trade at $1 on December 13, up 0.08% in the last 24 hours. The stablecoin has seen a close to a 7% spike in its trading volume which stands at $8.49 billion while its market cap has risen 0.17% to touch $1.74 billion. It has a net APY of 2.31% on Binance as it displays 73% bullish and 27% bearish sentiment. FDUSD has 96.33% whale holders while the rest 3.67% are other small holders.</p>

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