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2014 · Before USDT
Realcoin, the original
The project launched in 2014 under the name Realcoin, with a simple, radical goal: bring real-world currencies onto the blockchain. The speed and openness of crypto, joined with the familiarity of traditional money. It was one of the earliest visions of what a stablecoin could be.
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Months later · A New Identity
Realcoin becomes Tether
A few months after launch, the project was renamed Tether — a deliberate move to avoid being read as just another altcoin, and to better communicate what it truly was: a digital token representing traditional currencies. The name Realcoin stepped out of the spotlight. The idea it carried went on to define an industry.
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2026 · A New Beginning
REALCOIN returns
Now the name returns — not as a replacement, not as a competitor, but as a tribute to one of the most influential names in stablecoin history. And it returns with a first of its own: REALCOIN is the very first token ever deployed on GreenPad. One historic beginning, connected to another.