Tether Mints Another 1B USDT – $7B in Stablecoins Issued Since The Crash
Tether has just minted another 1 billion USDT, only hours ago, reigniting debate over stablecoin-driven liquidity flows across the crypto market. The mint comes at a crucial time — Bitcoin is struggling to reclaim higher levels after weeks of volatility, while altcoins continue to bleed as if a full-blown bear market were underway. These mints […]
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In the world of stablecoins, Tether USDT was the king until the crash. Since then, others have fought seriously to take the position. But amid all the striving stablecoins, reports have revealed that USDC might soon take over the its position. The 2022 crypto market crash left a sour taste for the investors. Even though […]
The whole UST debacle has seen traders emboldened in the market against stablecoins. The result of this had been more investors going after the pegs of other stablecoins such as USDT and trying to see if they can destabilize the coin. Most prominent of this had been Tether USD, whose peg saw the most opposition as its peg to the U.S. dollar was heavily challenged. This challenge suggests that there could be more volatility coming. Tether Challenge Ramps Up One thing to note is that periods of challenges like these are mostly arising from periods of extreme market stress and liquidations.....
The uncertainty around stablecoins had begun with the UST crash and inevitably spilled unto others such as USDT. This uncertainty has continued to linger weeks after the crash leading to investors moving out of stablecoins. The aftermath of the UST crash has left USDT as the most challenged stablecoin in the space and has seen […]
On Monday, the total market capitalization of all stablecoins topped $150 billion. The largest stablecoin is remains Tether’s USDT. However, according to a new analysis, stablecoin whales control 80% of the tether supply. Stablecoins Whales Control USDT Supply With a current market capitalization of $77.9 billion, data from onchain researchers at Santiment shows that tether […]
During the last two years since the initial bear market after the 2017 bull run, stablecoins have been extremely popular. Today, statistics show that the market capitalization of all the notable stablecoins today is hovering above the $23.9 billion mark. Out of more than 30 stablecoins in 2020, tether is still a behemoth capturing 76.15% of the entire market share. Since January 2016, the stablecoin tether’s market valuation has grown a whopping 1.9 million percent from $951k to $18.5 billion. Tether’s Market Cap Jumps from a Million to Over $18 Billion in a Four-Year Time Span....