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Examining the Status of Stablecoin Minting and Burning Activities

Published 06/12/2020, 08:17 AM
Updated 06/12/2020, 10:00 AM
Examining the Status of Stablecoin Minting and Burning Activities
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As of June 4, six stablecoins — Tether (USDT), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), HUSD (HUSD), PAX Gold (PAXG), TrueUSD (TUSD) and USD Coin (USDC) — have had a total of more than 10,000 minting transactions so far in 2020, totaling $8 billion, with USDT issued on the Ethereum blockchain dominating the stablecoin landscape. The major stablecoin began to explode in early March and drove the market cap of the entire stablecoin market higher. By the end of the April, it was ranked third in size behind Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Its current market capitalization accounts for about 85% of the total stablecoin market capitalization.

During the most volatile session, in March 2020, the number of minting and burning activities was at a peak, and the dollar value of newly issued tokens also reached its highest point.

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