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Tether
The largest stablecoin by market capitalization, pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and traded under the ticker USDT. Tether is widely used as a medium of exchange and store of value across cryptocurrency exchanges and DeFi protocols.
Example
“A trader moved $50,000 into Tether (USDT) during a market downturn to preserve value while waiting for better entry points on altcoins.”