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Both of them are stable coins backed by fiat currency (in this case, the United States dollars) The major difference lies in trust, use and founders
Trust
Most cryptocurrency traders trust USDC more than USDT. This is due to the mysterious nature of USDT
Use
USDT is integrated into many cryptocurrency exchanges so it is used more than USDC. So considering that USDT is the first stable coin and the only stable coin for a long time, this isn't a surprise
Founders
USDC was founded by Circle and Bitman while USDT was founded by the same team that operates Bitfinex
