What is a cryptocurrency pair?
When you start trading cryptocurrencies, you'll likely encounter a large number of trading pairs consisting of two cryptocurrencies, such as BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT.
A cryptocurrency pair is a transaction ratio consisting of two cryptocurrencies, such as BTC/USDT, where USDT is the quote currency and BTC is the trade currency.
In spot trading, let's take BTC/USDT as an example. Through this set of trading pairs, you can use USDT to buy BTC, or sell BTC for USDT.
Common classifications of cryptocurrency pairs
With the rapid development of the industry, the types of cryptocurrencies available are increasing. As a result, the demand for exchanges between different cryptocurrencies is also rising.
Based on users' habits, usage frequency, and other characteristics, a platform will classify trading pairs to help users quickly find suitable trading pairs. Among them, the most commonly used trading pairs are denominated in stablecoins. In other words, the quote currency in the pair would typically be a stablecoin.
What is a stable currency?
People are used to measuring the price of goods or assets in fiat currency, including digital assets. Although many NFTs issued based on Ethereum are denominated in ETH, buyers will still convert them into stable currency prices to estimate the legal currency value of NFTs. The price of legal currency is stable, which is convenient for valuation, exchange, and value storage.
A stablecoin is the name of a cryptocurrency that's been created and pegged to fiat currencies and other commodities to reduce its volatility. Common anchored assets include U.S. dollars (USDT, USDC, DAI, etc.), euros (EURT, etc.), gold (PAXG, etc.) and other assets. At present, the most common anchor asset is the U.S. dollar, meaning stablecoins are most often pegged to the U.S. dollar.
What are the commonly used cryptocurrency pairs?
In spot trading, the exchange usually divides cryptocurrency pairs into four categories according to different quote currencies: USDT, USDC, USDs (such as denominated in DAI, USDK), and crypto (such as denominated in BTC, ETH, OKB, etc.) .
How to accurately search for cryptocurrency pairs?
You can search for the cryptocurrency pair you want to trade on our markets page.
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