Tether (USDT) is a cryptocurrency with a value meant to mirror the value of the U.S. dollar. The idea was to create a stable cryptocurrency that can be used like digital dollars. Coins that serve this purpose of being a stable dollar substitute are called “stable coins.” Tether is the most popular stable coin and even acts as a dollar replacement on many popular exchanges! According to their site, Tether converts cash into digital currency, to anchor or “tether” the value of the coin to the price of national currencies like the US dollar, the Euro, and the Yen. Like other cryptos it uses blockchain. Unlike other cryptos, it is [according to the official Tether site] “100% backed by USD” (USD is held in reserve). The primary use of Tether is that it offers some stability to the otherwise volatile crypto space and offers liquidity to exchanges who can’t deal in dollars and with banks (for example to the sometimes controversial but leading exchange Bitfinex)
The digital coins are issued by a company called Tether Limited that is governed by the laws of the British Virgin Islands, according to the legal part of its website. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. It has emerged that Jan Ludovicus van der Velde is the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, which has been accused of being involved in the price manipulation of bitcoin, as well as tether. Many people trading on exchanges, including Bitfinex, will use tether to buy other cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Tether Limited argues that using this method to buy virtual currencies allows users to move fiat in and out of an exchange more quickly and cheaply. Also, exchanges typically have rocky relationships with banks, and using Tether is a way to circumvent that.
USDT is fairly simple to use. Once on exchanges like Poloniex or Bittrex, it can be used to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It can be easily transferred from an exchange to any Omni Layer enabled wallet. Tether has no transaction fees, although external wallets and exchanges may charge one. In order to convert USDT to USD and vise versa through the Tether.to Platform, users must pay a small fee. Buying and selling Tether for Bitcoin can be done through a variety of exchanges like the ones mentioned previously or through the Tether.to platform, which also allows the conversion between USD to and from your bank account.
Tether turned over $347,698,173 across the venues we index in the last 24 hours, which is 0.19% of its market capitalisation — a figure worth watching, because turnover well above its usual level tends to accompany the sharper moves.
The highest price our index has recorded is $1.00 on Oct 10, 2025, leaving USDT −0.21% from that peak.
The lowest is $0.9979 on Aug 25, 2026, putting the price today +0.21% above that low.
Measured on Coinmico's own index since Dec 31, 2024, not on prices reported by someone else.
Tether is valued at $183,226,838,147, which ranks it #3 among the assets we track. It is the price of one coin multiplied by the 183,230,580,044 USDT in circulation.
At today's price, the full supply of 188,697,525,638 USDT would be worth $188,832,027,621. 97.10% of that supply is already circulating, so the rest is what dilution would still add.
Balances indexed by Blockscout on Ethereum; shares are measured against the supply issued on this chain and values are marked at our reference price. Updated 2h ago.
Tether (USDT) price has increased today.
The price of Tether (USDT) is $1.0000 today with a 24-hour trading volume of $347,698,173. This represents a 0.00% price increase in the last 24 hours and a 0.04% price increase in the past 7 days. With a circulating supply of 183 Billion USDT, Tether is valued at a market cap of $183,226,838,147.
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