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USDC Outflows Surpass $10B as Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Reaches 22-Month High

Circle's USDC stablecoin saw net outflows surpassing $10 billion since March 10 after the regulators shut down the firm's banking partner Silicon Valley Bank. Many of the investors who fled USDC switched to Tether's USDT stablecoin, driving the token to reach its largest market share in 22 months. "The Hash" panel weighs in on these developments.

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USDC Outflows Surpass $10B as Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Reaches 22-Month High

Rival stablecoin tether (USDT) has reached its largest market share since May 2021 and now represents 60% of all stablecoins in circulation.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

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Binance's Bitcoin Trading Volume Hits Lowest Level in 8 Months Following Termination of Zero-Fee Trading

Zero-fee trade volume accounted for 66% of Binance’s trading volume in mid-March prior to the decision to eliminate the promotion.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Telegram Users Can Now Transfer USDT Through Chats

USDT has been added to the @wallet bot on Telegram, expanding the messaging app's facility for buying and selling crypto.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

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Smart Money Staying Put as USDC Remains Off Peg

Data from Nansen shows the total amount held by smart money wallets, and active addresses, are at multi-month lows.

Money (Alexander Grey/ Unsplash)

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DAI Depegs to Lifetime Lows as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto

MakerDAO’s decentralized stablecoin hit an all-time low of 88 cents in Asian afternoon hours on Saturday.

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USDC Stablecoin Depegs, Crypto Market Goes Haywire After Silicon Valley Bank Collapses

USDC's normally stable price sank to 87 cents from $1 while Ethereum gas fees soared hours after the crypto-tied bank failed.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Pauses Conversions Between USDC and U.S. Dollars as Banking Crisis Roils Crypto

Circle earlier confirmed it has $3.3 billion backing its USDC stablecoin parked at now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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USDC Stablecoin Depegs From $1; Circle Says Operations Are Normal

USDC/USDT dropped as low as 94 cents on Kraken, its lowest level since April 2021.

USDC/USDT Hourly Chart (Kraken)

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Dominance of Tether’s USDT Is Rising Among Stablecoins: Data

Earlier this week, USDT’s market share among stablecoins surpassed 54%, data from CoinGecko shows. This is the largest market share Tether’s stablecoin has reached since late November 2021, after the crypto bull market reached its apex. Crypto Critics' Corner co-host Bennett Tomlin discusses the outlook for stablecoins and reacts to the Wall Street Journal report that alleges Tether accessed bank accounts by way of falsified documents and intermediaries.

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