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Tether has minted 1 billion new USDT tokens. Stablecoins are currently reaching record levels

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The capitalization of stablecoins has remained at record levels in recent months, which is positive news for the cryptocurrency market. The presence of stablecoins reflects the large amount of funds that are ready to buy cryptocurrencies and direct entry into the market.

1 billion new USDT

Whale alert tweet was added to Whale’s Twitter account, mentioning the creation of 1 billion new USDT tokens on the Tron network. Whale alert is a popular account that copies all the big known crypto wallets. Thanks to this, it is possible to monitor the movements of large players in the cryptocurrency market.

Tether’s CTO, Paolo Ardoion, responded promptly to the creation of the new USDT and issued the following statement:

“The 1 billion new USDT represents a replenishment of supply in the TRON network. Please note that this amount will be used as a reserve in case of USDT purchase requests in the following period. It is also a reserve for possible USDT cross-chain swaps. “

Tether operates on several chains, with the largest capitalization on the Tron network, where there are currently USD 32 billion. The total capitalization of Tether on all chains is almost 63 billion.

If we look at it from a global perspective, the total capitalization of stablecoins is currently at 116.7 billion, which represents a dominance of Tether at 54% percent.

Stablecoins are on course

The capitalization of Tether in circulation so far has risen by about 200% this year from $ 20.9 billion on January 1, 2021. Although it sounds impressive, it has been beaten by all three major rivals.

Tether has minted 1 billion new USDT tokens. Stablecoins are currently reaching record levels

The largest increase in capitalization was recorded by stablecoin USDC, the amount of which has grown by just over 700% so far this year. From $ 3.9 billion on January 1, its capitalization has climbed to an all-time high of $ 27.6 billion in recent days. Binance’s Stablecoin Exchange, BUSD, also outperformed Tether in the% increase in capitalization. Its amount has increased by an incredible 1,300% from less than a billion tokens to 12.3 billion. The fourth largest stablecoin and the only fully decentralized, DAI, has grown by around 500% so far this year. At the beginning of this year, the capitalization of DAI was 1.1 billion and today it increased to a record 5.5 billion.

All content in this article is for informational purposes only and in no way serves as investment advice. Investing in cryptocurrencies, commodities and stocks is very risky and can lead to capital losses.
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