Snapshot dated April 24, 2026•How we review•Disclosure•Compare Stablecoins

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Bitcoin-linked digital money ranked by risk

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All subtypes (3)Reserve-backed (3)Dividend-backed (0)

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All yield setups (9)Base-dollar only (0)Yield-bearing option (9)

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Watchlist

Why the list is small

Only products with enough public market data, documentation, proof, and operating clarity get full ranked cards. Names that still matter but do not clear that bar stay visible on the watchlist instead of being forced into a fake rank.

Watchlist means the product may matter, but the proof is still too thin for a ranking.
Compare shows products with enough public detail to evaluate backing, yield, and exit risk.
When a watchlist name clears that bar, it moves into compare with a dated refresh note.

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Market map

Size and structure, without pretending bigger means safer

These charts show where the dated market-cap snapshot is concentrated and how the published set splits between reserve-backed, dividend-backed, and yield-wrapper setups.

Where the published stablecoin size actually sits

Longer bars mean more supply in the dated snapshot. That helps explain the order without pretending bigger means safer, cleaner, or a better fit.

Largest reviewed snapshot: $9.3B

How the published set splits by design

The mix matters because these products do not all work the same way. That is why the ranking should lead into reviews, not replace them.

11 names have a separate yield layer today

Reserve-backed

5 names

Dividend-backed

9 names

Yield option

11 names

Base-dollar first

3 names

APYX explainer

Need the APYX mental model first?

The fastest way to read APYX is: protocol, base dollar, yield wrapper. The explainer shows why that matters and when a BTC-backed loan is actually the better tool.

Protocol

APYX

The umbrella system and operating structure.

Base dollar

apxUSD

The core dollar token Pledge evaluates first.

Yield wrapper

apyUSD

The separate yield-bearing option layered on top.

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Not yet in the main five

WatchlistUSBD

BIMA USBD

Bitcoin-derivative-backed stablecoin

BIMA’s docs clearly describe USBD as overcollateralized by Bitcoin derivatives and redeemable for BTC at face value, but current public market data is still thin enough that we are treating it as watchlist rather than ranking it in the core top five.

WatchlistBTCD

BTCD

Bitcoin-linked reduced-volatility dollar strategy

Public materials describe BTCD as a Bitcoin dollar that uses spot BTC, stablecoins, hedging strategies, and a dynamic reserve while tracking about half of Bitcoin’s volatility. That makes it interesting, but it does not read like a plain $1 stablecoin, so we are watching it separately for now.

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Bitcoin-linked digital money ranked by risk

Start with the table. It keeps backing, yield treatment, liquidity, and exit risk visible before any provider click.

BTCD

Bitcoin-linked reduced-volatility dollar strategy

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