{"slug":"usdg-vs-usdc","question":"USDG or USDC — how does Global Dollar compare with USDC and USDT?","answer":"USDG (Paxos (Global Dollar Network)): $3.0B in circulation, authorised under MiCA in the EU.","shortAnswer":"USDG (Paxos (Global Dollar Network)): $3.0B in circulation, authorised under MiCA in the EU. USDC (Circle): $72.7B in circulation, authorised under MiCA in the EU. USDT (Tether): $183.4B in circulation, not authorised under MiCA.","asOf":"2026-10-11","faq":[{"q":"Which is the largest?","a":"By size, USDT at $183.4B, followed by USDC at $72.7B and USDG at $3.0B. Size is not safety, but a larger product usually means a deeper market to sell into."}],"count":3,"rows":[{"ticker":"USDG","name":"Global Dollar","issuer":"Paxos (Global Dollar Network)","category":"Payment Stablecoins","yield":"No yield","yieldPct":null,"yieldKind":"none","minimumUsd":null,"size":"$3,020,156,642 circulating","chains":"X Layer / Robinhood Chain / Solana (+5)","country":"United States","kycSecondary":"none","maturity":null,"lifecycle":"live","isin":null,"contract":null,"source":"https://paxos.com/mint-and-redeem","lastVerified":"2026-10-11","tier":"imported","page":"https://tokenbank.world/token/USDG","json":"https://tokenbank.world/api/tokens/USDG"},{"ticker":"USDC","name":"USD Coin","issuer":"Circle","category":"Payment Stablecoins","yield":"No yield","yieldPct":null,"yieldKind":"none","minimumUsd":null,"size":"$72,656,933,418 circulating","chains":"Ethereum / Hyperliquid L1 / Solana (+154)","country":"United States","kycSecondary":"none","maturity":null,"lifecycle":"live","isin":null,"contract":null,"source":"https://www.circle.com/circle-mint","lastVerified":"2026-10-11","tier":"imported","page":"https://tokenbank.world/token/USDC","json":"https://tokenbank.world/api/tokens/USDC"},{"ticker":"USDT","name":"Tether","issuer":"Tether","category":"Payment Stablecoins","yield":"No yield","yieldPct":null,"yieldKind":"none","minimumUsd":null,"size":"$183,360,958,165 circulating","chains":"Tron / Ethereum / BSC (+127)","country":"United States","kycSecondary":"none","maturity":null,"lifecycle":"live","isin":null,"contract":null,"source":"https://tether.to/en/fees/","lastVerified":"2026-10-11","tier":"imported","page":"https://tokenbank.world/token/USDT","json":"https://tokenbank.world/api/tokens/USDT"}],"programs":[],"underlyings":[],"sources":[],"_links":{"page":"https://tokenbank.world/answers/usdg-vs-usdc","index":"https://tokenbank.world/api/v1/answers"},"_citation":"TokenBank, “USDG or USDC — how does Global Dollar compare with USDC and USDT?”, https://tokenbank.world/answers/usdg-vs-usdc (data as of 2026-10-11), CC BY 4.0.","_license":"CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","_disclaimer":"Computed from sourced data; yields are variable and not guaranteed. Not investment advice. Verify each row’s source before relying on it."}