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Non-USD stablecoins

If you earn, spend and owe in euros, holding a dollar stablecoin is a currency bet you did not choose to make. These are the alternatives — with the part most lists leave out: how much you can actually move before the price stops being real.

Tokens tracked
10
7 currencies
Deep liquidity
1
Reliable seven-figure depth
Thin liquidity
4
Expect slippage on size
Paying yield
0
MiCA bars interest on e-money tokens

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Non-USD stablecoins compared on issuer, regulation and liquidity
TokenIssuerSupply (m)RegulationLiquidityRedemptionChains
JPYC
JPY Coin · JPY
JPYC Inc.
Japan
2,500Issued under Japan's funds-transfer / stablecoin frameworkThin
Domestic-first. Secondary market depth outside Japan is close to nil.
Redemption to a Japanese bank account for verified domestic users.Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, AstarVisit JPY Coin
TRYB
BiLira · TRY
BiLira
Turkey
1,800Operates under Turkish crypto-asset service provider rulesModerate
Active locally, but remember the peg tracks a currency that has lost most of its value in a decade — stability here means stability against the lira, not purchasing power.
1:1 to a Turkish bank account for verified users.Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, SolanaVisit BiLira
BRZ
Brazilian Digital Token · BRL
Transfero
Brazil
400Operates under Brazil's virtual-asset service provider regimeModerate
Genuinely used for BRL settlement, with Pix-connected off-ramps at local exchanges.
1:1 to a Brazilian bank account or Pix key via partner venues.Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, BNB Chain, AvalancheVisit Brazilian Digital Token
XSGD
StraitsX Singapore Dollar · SGD
StraitsX
Singapore
300Issued by an MAS-licensed major payment institutionModerate
The strongest non-euro, non-dollar token by real usage — heavy use in Asian payment flows.
1:1 to a Singapore bank account for verified StraitsX users, usually same business day.Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Hedera, ZilliqaVisit StraitsX Singapore Dollar
EURC
Circle Euro Coin · EUR
Circle
France (Circle France SAS)
250MiCA e-money token, licensed as an EMI in FranceDeep
The only euro stablecoin with reliable seven-figure depth on both CEX and DEX venues.
Direct 1:1 redemption to a SEPA account for Circle Mint customers; retail via exchanges.Ethereum, Solana, Base, Avalanche, StellarVisit Circle Euro Coin
EURS
STASIS Euro · EUR
STASIS
Malta
90Operating under Maltese VFA framework, transitioning to MiCAModerate
Longest-running euro token; depth is workable but concentrated on a few venues.
1:1 redemption for verified accounts, EUR bank transfer.Ethereum, Polygon, Algorand, XRP LedgerVisit STASIS Euro
EURCV
Coinvertible · EUR
SG-FORGE (Société Générale)
France
55Issued by the digital-asset arm of a G-SIB bank, MiCA-alignedThin
Institutional by design — whitelisted transfers for much of its life, so retail depth is minimal.
Institutional redemption only; not a retail product.Ethereum, SolanaVisit Coinvertible
EURe
Monerium EUR emoney · EUR
Monerium
Iceland / EEA
40EEA-licensed e-money institution, passported across the EEAModerate
Thinner on open markets, but uniquely useful: it moves in and out of SEPA directly from your own IBAN.
Self-service 1:1 to your own IBAN, usually same-day over SEPA Instant.Ethereum, Gnosis, Polygon, ArbitrumVisit Monerium EUR emoney
CADC
CAD Coin · CAD
PayTrie / Fiat24 partners
Canada
12Issuer registered as a money services business with FINTRACThin
Small float and shallow books; useful for settlement, not for size.
1:1 to a Canadian bank account for verified users.Ethereum, Polygon, BaseVisit CAD Coin
GBPT
Tether GBP · GBP
Tether
British Virgin Islands
8Unregulated in the UK; no FCA authorisation for the tokenThin
Very thin. Treat market prices as indicative and expect slippage on any real size.
Direct redemption for verified Tether customers, above minimum thresholds.EthereumVisit Tether GBP

Issuer disclosures verified 2026-08-14. Supply figures are approximate and move daily.

Reserves and attestation, token by token

  • JPYC

    Yen deposits and Japanese government bonds held domestically.

    Reporting under the Japanese regulatory regime · source

    No yield to holders.

  • TRYB

    Lira deposits held at Turkish banks.

    Independent attestation published periodically · source

    No yield to holders.

  • BRZ

    BRL deposits and Brazilian government instruments held with local custodians.

    Periodic reserve reports published by the issuer · source

    No yield to holders; local venues sometimes offer separate CDI-linked products.

  • XSGD

    SGD held in segregated trust accounts at Singapore banks.

    Monthly attestation published by StraitsX · source

    No yield to holders.

  • EURC

    Cash and short-dated euro deposits held at European banks, fully reserved 1:1.

    Monthly reserve attestation by an independent accounting firm · source

    No yield passed to holders — MiCA e-money tokens are prohibited from paying interest.

  • EURS

    Euro deposits at European banks, with a small allocation to short-term instruments.

    Quarterly verification published on the issuer's transparency page · source

    No yield to holders.

  • EURCV

    Segregated euro cash held at Société Générale, bankruptcy-remote from the issuer.

    Reserve reporting published by the issuer; bank-grade audit cycle · source

    No yield to holders.

  • EURe

    Client funds safeguarded at credit institutions and central bank accounts.

    Regulatory reporting to the Icelandic FSA; safeguarding audited annually · source

    No yield to holders.

  • CADC

    CAD held in Canadian bank accounts, attested by the issuer.

    Issuer-published reserve reports · source

    No yield to holders.

  • GBPT

    Held within Tether's consolidated reserve reporting rather than a ring-fenced GBP pool.

    Covered by Tether's quarterly consolidated attestation · source

    No yield to holders.

Non-USD stablecoins, answered

+ Why are non-USD stablecoins so much smaller than dollar ones?

Because demand for stablecoins is mostly demand for dollars. People in weak-currency economies use USDT precisely because it is not their local currency, and traders quote in dollars. Euro and other tokens serve a narrower job: settlement and treasury for businesses that already account in that currency.

+ Do euro stablecoins pay interest?

No. Under MiCA, e-money tokens cannot pay interest to holders, so EURC, EURe and their peers pass on nothing regardless of what the reserves earn. Any euro yield you see is a separate product — a lending market or a tokenised fund — with its own risk.

+ Is holding USDC riskier than EURC if I live in Europe?

It carries a risk EURC does not: currency risk. A 10% move in EUR/USD dwarfs the credit difference between two fully reserved tokens. If your rent, salary and taxes are in euros, holding dollars is a position, not a neutral choice.

+ What is the practical catch with non-USD stablecoins?

Liquidity. Outside EURC and XSGD, order books are shallow, so the spread you pay entering and exiting can exceed a year of the cost you were trying to avoid. Check depth at your intended size before assuming the quoted price is real.

Informational only, not financial advice. Terms, fees and availability change frequently — always verify on the provider's own site before committing funds. Some outbound links may be partner links; they never affect ranking or scoring.