How do cryptocurrency trading pairs work?

Essentially, a trading pair shows the exchange rate between two cryptocurrencies, allowing traders to buy or sell one cryptocurrency in terms of another. For example, the BTC/USD pair indicates the value of Bitcoin in US dollars, while the ETH/USDT pair shows the value of Ethereum in Tether.

Examples of trading pairs:

BTC/ETH: Bitcoin in relation to Ethereum

BTC/USDT: Bitcoin in relation to Tether

ETH/USDT: Ethereum in relation to Tether

BTC/USD: Bitcoin in relation to US dollars

ETH/MXN: Ethereum in relation to Mexican pesos

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