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Tether market capitalization drops significantly amid broader crypto market changes

Tether market capitalization drops significantly amid broader crypto market changes Image: Crypto Briefing
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Tether has shed roughly $6.6 billion in market capitalization over a 60-day period. The market cap of USDT fell to about $177 billion by early November. This supply reduction is the largest on record for the stablecoin. The dollar peg remained steady during the redemptions. Total stablecoin supply and overall market liquidity also declined during the same period.

Key points

  1. The dollar peg for USDT remained steady throughout the recent redemptions.
  2. This supply reduction is the largest on record for the stablecoin.
  3. Total stablecoin supply and overall market liquidity also declined during the same period.

Why it matters

Changes in stablecoin supply alter the amount of digital cash available in the market for trading and acquiring other crypto assets.

Price context · USDT

At publication
$0.9992
Now
$0.9993
Change since
+0.01%
7 days · dashed line = publication

Sources · 2 publishers

Crypto Briefing Tier 2 First report
Tether supply drops $6.6 billion in 60 days, outpacing the post-FTX decline
Blockonomi Tier 3
Tether (USDT) Price Shadowed by Record $6.6B Supply Drop, Twice the FTX Decline

Coverage timeline

  1. First reported by Crypto Briefing
  2. Also reported by Blockonomi
  3. CryptoVideos brief published
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