USD Coin vs PayPal USD
USD Coin 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 | USD Coin | PayPal USD |
|---|---|---|
| Status now | Not published | Not published |
| Score On what we could measure: 76% of the criteria weight for USD Coin, 76% for PayPal USD. | 10/10 | 9.5/10 |
| Market cap | $73.71B | $2.76B |
| Peg deviation | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| Age | — | — |
| Chains | 154 | 19 |
USD Coin
10 / 1076% measured$73.71B 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 0.01% from the $1.00 peg (DefiLlama). A stablecoin's one job.
No documented launch or listing date to measure age from.
Deployed on 154 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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