Tag Archives: Stablecoins

The stablecoin ecosystem rose to over $164 billion this past week—the last time it did this was before the Terra ecosystem collapse, linked to the UST stablecoin. This spike in market cap implies growing interest in blockchain technology as users buy and trade assets and products, interact with DeFi protocols, and more. Stablecoins are assets that reference the value of other assets, including fiat currencies and precious metals. The value of the most popular stablecoins is tied to the US...

Even with several high-profile collapses and de-pegging events in recent years, stablecoins have continued to capture market share from fiat, reflecting strong demand increasingly. Although the stablecoin market is still highly concentrated, with Tether’s USDT at the forefront, its dominance has been eroding over the last two years. In fact, Kaiko’s latest data shows a decline in USDT market share. Tether (USDT) is Slowly Losing Market Share In 2024, USDT’s market share on...

The MiCA regulation has created an increased demand for compliant stablecoin, with Circle’s USDC emerging as a primary beneficiary of the trend. In fact, USDC is leading the demand for regulated stablecoins, according to French blockchain analytics firm Kaiko. Increased Demand For USDC After MiCA In its latest report, Kaiko revealed that non-compliant stablecoins account for 88% of the total stablecoin volume, at present. But Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...

Bitcoin’s price has stagnated since its March peak due to tight U.S. monetary policy, which has reduced stablecoin supply, according to CryptoQuant analysts. “The reason for Bitcoin’s inability to rally further is fundamentally due to the tightening monetary policy in the U.S. since March 2022,” they reported on July 3. As a result, the overall stablecoin supply started to decline in early 2022 when the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates. Conditions for $BTC to...

It looks like stablecoins and their issues cannot stay outside the news cycle, with MiCA issuing its stablecoin guidelines and Circle making huge moves in the EU. It is Paxos’ turn now, as it has secured full regulatory approval from Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In a press release, it said, “Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, received full approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Singapore entity,...

With Bitcoin trading sideways over the past few months, traders are waiting for their signal to re-enter the market before crypto reclaims its bullish momentum from earlier this year. In a Wednesday memo, an analyst from CryptoQuant highlighted one signal worth looking at: stablecoin liquidity. Stablecoins: The Key To Driving Bitcoin Higher “The bottom line is that in order for #Bitcoin to rally in earnest, we need to see an increase in stablecoin liquidity and circulating...

Coinbase and Stripe will collaborate on bringing on- and off-ramps on both platforms for users wanting to access stablecoins easily. The ramps will let them convert fiat to USDC and vice versa for national currencies from 150 nations. The deal will integrate USDC settlements made from on Base, a quick and cost-effective layer 2 rollup for Ethereum developed by Coinbase. In April, co-founder and President of Stripe, John Collison, announced during the company’s Sessions event that it would...

The free reign stablecoin issuers had in the European markets is ending on June 30 as the EU’s MiCA (Markets in Crypto Assets) regulations will enforce caps on transaction volumes and value. That means asset-referenced stablecoins not pegged to the Euro, witnessing over a million transactions or facilitating the movement of value over $215 million will need to be discontinued in the bloc. Transactions considered for the caps will include those conducted for payments of goods and services...

Stablecoins have witnessed significant growth this year. Among them, USDT remains a leader, but other ones, such as Circle-backed USDC, are also seeing considerable activity. As such, USDC’s recent deposits to centralized crypto exchanges could signal investors buying the dip amidst several market corrections in recent weeks. USDC Deposits Surge According to IntoTheBlock’s Head of Research, Lucan Outumuro’s latest findings, USDC’s net inflow into centralized crypto exchanges...

The crypto market is in the red amid significant bloodshed from bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins. There is currently no bullish momentum, and BTC is hovering around key levels, falling below traders’ on-chain realized price of $65,800. Regardless, CryptoQuant analysts insist in a recent report that the market is in a bull season. Lack of Bullish Momentum The lack of bullish momentum in the crypto market is evident in weak bitcoin whale demand growth and low stablecoin liquidity....