USDT on Optimism at 0x94b008aa00579c1307b0ef2c499ad98a8ce58e58 is the canonical bridged Tether on this chain — the contract the standard bridge issues when mainnet USDT is locked on Ethereum. Two things follow: the asset's backing lives on another chain inside Tether's own mint-and-freeze powers, and "USDT" on Optimism under any other address is something else entirely.
The market has had 1,513 days to mature: $3.2 million of tracked liquidity against a $148.5 million cap — workable depth for ordinary size — on roughly $3.5 million of daily volume at the November 6, 2026 snapshot.
The measured caveat is coverage: contract-level controls were not assessed in this snapshot, so the wrapper's levers are unverified rather than cleared — though on a bridged stablecoin the binding trust question has always been the issuer's, not the code's. Clone "USDT" contracts are the common impostor on every chain: verify the address, not the ticker.
Figures dated November 6, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.
Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 75.39% of USDT's supply as of 2026-09-27 — a heavily concentrated distribution — a handful of accounts can move or exit this market at will. Note these are token accounts: liquidity pools, exchange wallets and lockers count among them, so read this together with liquidity, not instead of it.
Price and safety history of USDT
Every dated snapshot we hold for USDT — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.
Date
Price
Market cap
Liquidity
Holders
Grade
2026-11-15
$1.00
—
$2.89M
826,963
C
2026-11-14
$0.9996
—
$2.91M
826,963
C
2026-11-13
$0.9996
—
$3.08M
826,963
C
2026-11-12
$0.9994
—
$3.11M
826,963
C
2026-11-11
$0.9982
—
$3.11M
826,963
C
2026-11-10
$0.9994
—
$3.07M
826,963
C
2026-11-09
$0.9998
—
$3.05M
826,963
C
2026-11-08
$0.9994
—
$3.03M
826,963
C
2026-11-07
$0.9994
—
$3.12M
826,963
C
2026-11-06
$0.9993
—
$3.22M
826,963
C
2026-11-04
$0.9999
—
$2.69M
826,963
C
2026-11-03
$0.9976
—
$3.14M
826,963
C
2026-10-31
$0.9993
—
$3.38M
826,963
C
2026-10-30
$0.9995
—
$1.61M
826,963
C
2026-10-29
$0.9953
—
$3.48M
826,963
C
2026-10-28
$0.9992
—
$3.54M
826,963
C
2026-10-27
$0.9993
—
$2.58M
826,963
C
2026-10-26
$0.9983
—
$2.61M
826,963
C
2026-10-25
$0.9984
—
$4.08M
826,963
C
2026-10-24
$0.9985
—
$3.70M
826,963
C
2026-10-23
$0.9985
—
$3.75M
826,963
C
2026-10-22
$0.9995
—
$3.69M
826,963
C
2026-10-21
$0.9983
—
$3.92M
826,963
C
2026-10-20
$1.0000
—
$4.15M
826,963
C
2026-10-19
$0.9993
—
$4.06M
826,963
C
2026-10-18
$0.9991
—
$4.17M
826,963
C
2026-10-17
$0.9983
—
$4.25M
826,963
C
2026-10-15
$0.9983
—
$4.12M
826,963
C
2026-10-14
$0.9995
—
$3.79M
826,963
C
2026-10-13
$0.9991
—
$3.96M
826,963
C
2026-10-12
$0.9984
—
$4.05M
826,963
C
2026-10-11
$0.9983
—
$4.39M
826,963
C
2026-10-10
$0.9995
—
$4.46M
826,963
C
2026-10-09
$0.9995
—
$4.48M
826,963
C
2026-10-08
$1.00
—
$4.14M
828,179
C
2026-10-07
$0.999
—
$4.26M
828,179
C
2026-10-06
$0.9991
—
$4.18M
826,810
C
2026-10-05
$0.9994
—
$4.25M
828,179
C
2026-10-04
$0.9995
—
$4.25M
828,179
C
2026-10-03
$1.00
—
$4.28M
828,179
C
2026-10-02
$0.999
—
$4.36M
828,179
C
2026-10-01
$0.9995
—
$5.46M
828,179
C
2026-09-30
$0.9986
—
$4.88M
828,179
C
2026-09-29
$0.9997
—
$4.71M
828,179
C
2026-09-28
$1.00
—
$4.73M
828,179
C
2026-09-26
$0.9987
$261.39M
$3.94M
828,179
C
2026-09-21
$0.9987
$0.00
$3.94M
—
B
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FAQ
Is USDT a safe token?
As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, USDT scores 55/100 (grade C) on NexFlow's on-chain read — based on a contract that can mint new supply, cannot freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $4.48M and 826,963 holders. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.
Can you sell USDT, or is it a honeypot?
The 2026-10-09 contract read found no sell-blocking controls on USDT — no honeypot flag, no transfer pause, no blacklist — and every honeypot GoPlus positively flags is dropped from this index outright. That clears the contract side; how cleanly an exit fills still depends on your size against the $4.48M of measured depth.
Who holds most of USDT?
USDT has 826,963 holders as of 2026-10-09. A headline count doesn't reveal how much the largest wallets control, so read it with the concentration figure on this page — broad distribution is a good sign, a few wallets owning most of the supply is not.
Can USDT's supply be inflated?
Yes — the contract can still mint new supply as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, so the deployer or a minter role can dilute holders. Treat the circulating figure as a floor, not a cap.
What is the USDT contract address?
The USDT contract address on Optimism is 0x94b008aa00579c1307b0ef2c499ad98a8ce58e58. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.
Where can you buy USDT safely?
Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if USDT clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x94b008aa00579c1307b0ef2c499ad98a8ce58e58) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.
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