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.
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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