Stablecoin Insider's methodology comes down to one rule: every fact, fee and figure in an article links the page it came from, with the date we read it, and anything we cannot trace to a real source is removed. This page explains how we compare products, write guides, cover regulation, build charts and the weekly supply snapshot, and keep articles current. It sits alongside our editorial policy, which covers AI use, corrections and sponsored content.
Last updated: 9 November 2026
How we compare products
Comparisons and “alternatives” articles start from one reader question, such as which stablecoin card has the lowest FX fee in Europe. For each provider we open its official pricing or fee page, help-centre articles, terms and, where relevant, the regulator's register, and we record the published figure with the date we read it.
- If a provider does not publish a figure, we say it is not published instead of estimating it.
- Tables show at most four or five columns so they stay readable on a phone; detail goes in the text below each table.
- The highlighted “Our pick” row marks the option we judge best for the use case named in the article, and the article explains why.
- Sponsored articles and press releases are labelled as set out in our editorial policy.
How we write guides
Step-by-step guides follow the provider's or protocol's official documentation, which we link at the step where it applies. When a product changes, we update the steps and the “Last updated” date.
How we cover regulation
Regulatory articles cite the primary text: the law on govinfo.gov, rules in the Federal Register, regulator bulletins and statements, and EU material from ESMA and the Official Journal. News reports are used for context and linked when we rely on them.
How we use market data
Stablecoin supply figures come from DefiLlama's public stablecoin data. Total supply is the sum of circulating supply in US dollars across the stablecoins DefiLlama tracks. Every figure carries the date it refers to, and we do not adjust the provider's numbers.
Our weekly Stablecoin Supply Snapshot uses the same data: total supply, the change over seven days, the ten largest stablecoins, the biggest movers and the split by blockchain, with the time we pulled the data.
Charts and graphics
Charts and graphics are made by Stablecoin Insider from the data named in each caption, and every caption links the source and the date it was read. Image file names and alt text describe what the image shows.
Dates and updates
Evergreen guides and comparisons show a “Last updated” line under the introduction and a short box explaining how we checked them. News articles and dated reports keep their original date.