Sending stablecoins on Ethereum

What it currently costs to move USDT or USDC on Ethereum: the on-chain transfer leg only, estimated from live network conditions.

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Est. fee per transfer

$0.025

Cost on $1,000

0.25 bps

Typical finality

~13 min

Rail Score

51/100

Last updated · live gas via public RPCs, native-token prices via CoinGecko

Stablecoin liquidity on Ethereum

Ethereum currently carries $121.2B of the two largest USD stablecoins — $73.7B USDT and $47.5B USDC. That supply is the weight this rail carries in the Paycoin Index.

Last updated · circulating supply by chain via DefiLlama

How this fee is estimated

Current network fee level: 0.161 gwei. The estimate prices a standard stablecoin transfer (~65,000 gas) at live network fees and converts to USD at the current ETH price. It covers the transfer leg only — no on/off-ramps, FX or custody. Formula and assumptions on the methodology page.

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