What is Chain-key USDT (CKUSDT)?
ckUSDT is a digital twin of USDT on the Internet Computer Protocol network. Fully backed 1:1 by USDT, ckUSDT is powered by Chain-key technology which allows for cross chain interoperability without centralized intermediaries or bridges. Canister smart contracts on ICP can integrate with the Ethereum network using a combination of replicated HTTPS outcalls to a known set of public Ethereum nodes to read state and submit transactions, and chain-key ECDSA (ckECDSA) signatures, an enhanced version of threshold ECDSA, to sign those submitted transactions.
How does Chain-key USDT work?
Building upon this integration framework, ckUSDT is a pair of canister smart contracts that utilize HTTPS outcalls and ckECDSA services. The ckETH minter and ckUSDT ledger contracts work together to enable users and smart contracts to send and receive USDT value within seconds with negligible transaction fees, and no gas fees, while also always allowing users and smart contracts to send and receive USDT value to and from the Ethereum network.
What is Chain-key USDT used for?
ckUSDT exposes ICRC-1 and ICRC-2 ledger interfaces (the fungible token standards of ICP), making it simple for all wallets on the Internet Computer to offer ckUSDT support.
Where can you buy Chain-key USDT?
Chain-key USDT (CKUSDT) is traded on a wide range of centralized and decentralized exchanges. The most liquid markets for CKUSDT sit on tier-1 venues - the sort of exchanges where institutional desks and professional market makers rebalance continuously - which is what keeps the spread tight and the last price tied closely to fair value.
You can open the Markets section above to see the live list of exchanges quoting CKUSDT, sorted by 24-hour volume. Each row links to the venue's trade page so you can go directly from research to execution without copying the ticker around by hand.
What is the daily trading volume of Chain-key USDT (CKUSDT)?
The reported 24-hour trading volume of Chain-key USDT is $58.41K. Volume is a live reading of how much CKUSDT changed hands across all tracked exchanges in the past day and tends to rise during periods of price discovery and fall during consolidation.
For traders, the ratio between volume and market cap is often more informative than either number on its own: a high vol-to-mcap ratio indicates liquid, actively traded supply, while a low ratio suggests that most holders are sitting on the asset.
What is the highest and lowest price for Chain-key USDT (CKUSDT)?
Chain-key USDT reached an all-time high of $1.25 on October 10, 2025, and an all-time low of $0.5930 on October 10, 2025. It is currently trading -19.90% from its peak and +68.54% from its bottom.
The distance from ATH is a useful gauge of recovery potential during a bear market and of stretched positioning during a bull market. Combined with the all-time-low figure it provides a quick statistical frame for thinking about where CKUSDT sits in its long-run price range.
What is the market cap of Chain-key USDT (CKUSDT)?
Chain-key USDT's market capitalization is currently $868.27K, and it is ranked #3195 by market cap on Cryptopricing. Market cap is calculated as the current price multiplied by the circulating supply (868.55 thousand CKUSDT are actively circulating today).
Market cap is a common but imperfect measure. It reflects the theoretical value of every circulating token at the current market price, but it doesn't capture how thin the top of the order book might be - an important caveat for tokens with low floats or illiquid cap tables.
What is the fully diluted valuation of Chain-key USDT (CKUSDT)?
The fully diluted valuation (FDV) of Chain-key USDT is $868.27K. FDV is a projection of what the market cap would be if every token that will ever exist - including those that have not yet been unlocked, mined or issued - were in circulation at the current price.
FDV is a useful second reading alongside market cap. A large gap between mcap and FDV signals that future token emissions could dilute current holders, while a small gap indicates that supply is already mostly out.
How does the price performance of Chain-key USDT compare against its peers?
Over the past 24 hours, Chain-key USDT has moved -0.04%. Over the past seven days, the change is +0.18%. Comparing these figures to the global crypto market cap change (shown in the ticker at the top of this page) tells you whether CKUSDT is leading, lagging or tracking the broader market.
For deeper analysis, the categories strip on the home page groups coins by theme - Layer 1, Meme, DePIN, AI, RWA and so on - and lets you compare Chain-key USDT against its closest peers. The category detail pages surface the underlying coins and their seven-day sparklines in a single view.
How to store Chain-key USDT?
Like any crypto asset, the right way to store CKUSDT depends on how often you plan to use it. Long-term holders typically self-custody using a hardware wallet such as Ledger or Trezor, which keeps private keys offline and immune to most remote attacks.
For active traders, a reputable custodial exchange wallet can be appropriate, especially one with clear proof-of-reserves attestations. Whatever approach you choose, the most important rule is to keep your recovery phrase offline, never share it, and never enter it into a web form or attached to a DM - no legitimate support agent will ever ask for it.
