Tether vs PayPal USD
Tether wins on measured health — 10/10 against 9.5/10.
Last collection 2026-08-25: probed 252 services, measured 233, over a 90-day window.
| Measured | Tether | PayPal USD |
|---|---|---|
| Status now | Not published | Not published |
| Score On what we could measure: 76% of the criteria weight for Tether, 76% for PayPal USD. | 10/10 | 9.5/10 |
| Market cap | $183.08B | $2.76B |
| Peg deviation | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Age | — | — |
| Chains | 130 | 19 |
Tether
10 / 1076% measured$183.08B in market cap (DefiLlama). Capital is the market voting with its money — scored on a log scale, so the jump from $10M to $100M counts for more than $10B to $20B.
Live price deviates 0.02% from the $1.00 peg (DefiLlama). A stablecoin's one job.
No documented launch or listing date to measure age from.
Deployed on 130 chains (DefiLlama). Breadth is a minor tie-breaker — a focused single-chain protocol can still be excellent.
PayPal USD
9.5 / 1076% measured$2.76B in market cap (DefiLlama). Capital is the market voting with its money — scored on a log scale, so the jump from $10M to $100M counts for more than $10B to $20B.
Live price deviates 0.02% from the $1.00 peg (DefiLlama). A stablecoin's one job.
No documented launch or listing date to measure age from.
Deployed on 19 chains (DefiLlama). Breadth is a minor tie-breaker — a focused single-chain protocol can still be excellent.
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