Tether
USDT
Trade Tether today
Create a Coinbase account to buy and sell Tether on the most secure crypto exchange.
Market
Market stats
$104.5B
$68.5B
104.5B USDT
1 day
#3
$1.22
-0.01%
+0.05%
+0.01%
Get up to $200 for getting started
Earn free crypto after making your first purchase. Terms apply.
Sum of median estimated savings and rewards earned, per user in 2021 across multiple Coinbase programs (excluding sweepstakes). This amount includes fee waivers from Coinbase One (excluding the subscription cost), rewards from Coinbase Card, and staking rewards.
About Tether
Tether (USDT) is an Ethereum token that is pegged to the value of a U.S. dollar (also known as a stablecoin). Tether’s issuer claims that USDT is backed by bank reserves and loans which match or exceed the value of USDT in circulation. Important note: at this time, Coinbase only supports USDT on the Ethereum blockchain (ERC-20). Do not send USDT on any other blockchain to Coinbase.
Resources
Tether USDt, or USDT, is a digital token that was launched in 2014. It is designed to facilitate the use of traditional fiat currencies in a digital way, intending to provide an alternative to the conventional financial system with a digital approach to money. Tether (USDT) is pegged to the value of a U.S. dollar (also known as a stablecoin). Tether's issuer claims that USDT is backed by bank reserves and loans that match or exceed the value of USDT in circulation. This digital dollar is powered by blockchain technology and exists on several blockchains, including Algorand, Avalanche, Ethereum, EOS, and more. Important note: at this time, Coinbase only supports USDT on the Ethereum blockchain (ERC-20). Do not send USDT to Coinbase on any other blockchain.
Tether USDt operates as a digital token built on various blockchains. Each Tether token is backed 100% by Tether's reserves, and the company strives to maintain transparency by publishing a record of its current reserve assets. The value of USDT is intended to be maintained by Tether to remain pegged to the U.S. dollar, with the company allocating the same amount of USD to its reserves whenever it issues new USDT tokens.