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USDT · Stablecoin
The latest available Tether reference is $0.99842 on USDT/USD at Coinbase Exchange. It is a read-only market observation, not an executable quote.
A dollar-targeting stablecoin issued by Tether and used as a crypto-market quote asset.
Tether began issuing dollar-targeting tokens in 2014 and now supports USDT on several host networks.
Tether appears in this directory for research, not as an endorsement. Its stablecoin design should be judged through the documented network, supply, control, and failure model rather than through the USDT unit price alone.
The displayed USDT reference is the latest available observation from Coinbase Exchange for USDT/USD. It belongs to that venue, quote asset, and timestamp; Tether has no single official global price.
An executable USDT order can differ after spread, depth, slippage, fees, payment method, and location. The market label above shows which currency or asset defines the observed price.
Identify the issuer, reserve evidence, redemption path, address controls, and each host network before treating a dollar target as cash equivalence.
Tether uses a token issued across one or more host blockchains rather than a separate proof-of-work monetary network.
For USDT, Tether issues and redeems USDT under its customer, reserve, and supported-network policies.
The issuer can influence issuance, redemption, supported chains, and address controls, while each host chain adds separate technical dependencies.
The documented USDT role includes a dollar-targeting settlement and quote unit inside crypto markets.
For Tether, material risks include reserve quality, issuer solvency, banking access, redemption limits, address freezes, host-chain failures, and temporary loss of the dollar target.
Confirm the current USDT software or contract, the supply mechanism, parties with upgrade or administrator authority, dependencies such as validators, issuers or bridges, and liquidity in the exact USDT/USD market. Leave any unsupported field unanswered instead of filling it with a market-cap ranking or social claim.
Tether began issuing dollar-targeting tokens in 2014 and now supports USDT on several host networks.
USDT does not have one validator set of its own; transfers inherit the rules and finality of the selected host chain.
The issuer manages creation, redemption and address-control capabilities, making reserve and counterparty analysis essential.
Short answers to the things readers usually need before using a market number.
The current Bitcoin.now reference is based on USDT/USD from Coinbase Exchange. It updates from public market data and is informational only.
USDT does not have one validator set of its own; transfers inherit the rules and finality of the selected host chain.
Reserve quality, issuer solvency, banking access, redemption limits, address freezes, host-chain failures, and temporary loss of the dollar target.
No. USD is fiat money. USDT is a privately issued stablecoin that targets the U.S. dollar. Bitcoin.now keeps those quote assets visibly separate.
No. Bitcoin.now has no accounts, custody, wallet connections, or order execution. It provides prices and education only.
