# Why BTC/USDT Dominates Crypto Trading
Ever wondered why every exchange pushes BTC/USDT hardest? Here's the real deal:
**The Setup**: You're trading Bitcoin against Tether—the world's most liquid stablecoin pegged to USD. Sounds simple, but it's the backbone of crypto trading.
**Why Traders Live Here**:
- **Liquidity on steroids** — BTC/USDT moves billions daily. Market orders hit instantly, slippage stays minimal even on fat positions
- **The hedge play** — Want Bitcoin exposure without the 20% daily swings eating your stops? USDT's USD peg keeps things sane
- **Everywhere you look** — List

Flare's 4.28B FLR token airdrop just went live across 7+ major exchanges. This is 15% of total supply hitting millions of wallets at once – one of crypto's biggest airdrops ever.
What's the catch? The other 85% rolls out over 36 months if the governance vote passes. The network's trying to cap annual inflation at 5B tokens/year.
So what does Flare actually do? It's an oracle layer that lets dapps talk to each other and pull data from different blockchains. Their State Connector handles cross-chain smart contract interactions, while the Time Series Oracle feeds price data + transaction details