{"id":30345,"date":"2022-06-20T13:25:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=30345"},"modified":"2022-06-20T13:26:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:26:03","slug":"heres-how-circles-usdc-outperforms-tethers-usdt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/heres-how-circles-usdc-outperforms-tethers-usdt\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How Circle&#8217;s USDC Outperforms Tether&#8217;s USDT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Circle's stablecoin USDC appears to be waxing strong as it surpassed <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/tether-defends-usdt-reserves-amid-full-audit-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tether's USDT<\/a> in numbers of daily transactions on Ethereum for the first time, according to Nansen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USDC.jpg\" alt=\"Here's How Circle's USDC Outperforms Tether's USDT\" class=\"wp-image-30348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USDC.jpg 795w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USDC-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USDC-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USDC-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USDC-750x367.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Svanevik, the CEO of AI, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASvanevik\/status\/1538706429263040519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highlighted on Twitter<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most recent in a series of bad events for Tether. USDT continues to lead in terms of market value and daily trading volume. However, there is rising suspicion that USDT might lose its number one stablecoin title to USDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-usdt-perceived-to-likely-crash-like-terra\">USDT perceived to likely crash like Terra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days ago, USDT<a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/currencies\/crypto-crash-tether-stablecoin-usdt-lehman-brothers-bitcoin-terra-celsius-2022-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> lost its $1 peg<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> after the Celsius Network declared that withdrawals will be halted. Following Terra's spectacular collapse in May, it had also lost its peg. Likewise, there have been rising concerns that USDT is on the same crash path as Terra's UST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eleanor Terrett, Fox Business Journalist reported how a crypto industry source had switched all of his stablecoins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EleanorTerrett\/status\/1535704646546862083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from USDT to USDC<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. She highlighted the industry's fear over USDT losing its peg, as well as the similarities to Terra. USDT's <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/tethers-usdt-market-cap-dips-for-an-8-month-low.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">market cap dipped below $70 billion<\/a> just a few days ago, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paoloardoino\/status\/1538155542643888128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tether's CTO tweeted<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> about a DDOS attack on Tether on June 18th. Tether has also been accused of holding Chinese Commercial Paper Holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, USDC's market value had increased by almost 1000% in over a year. It currently has a market capitalization of almost $55 billion and is a serious competitor to USDT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tether refutes and defends itself against rumor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tether <a href=\"https:\/\/tether.to\/en\/tether-condemns-false-rumours-about-its-commercial-paper-holdings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criticized and rejected claims<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> of commercial paper holdings on June 16th. It cited the rumors as a means of inducing fear in already stressed markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's also worth noting that, while USDT was defeated by USDC on Ethereum, it has more tokens on Tron than Ethereum. To provide greater transparency, Tether informed Euromoney today that it is willing to agree to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euromoney.com\/article\/2a8dpi4tnxahuu98a251c\/fintech\/cryptocurrencies-tether-is-open-to-providing-more-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full audit of its reserves<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> by a Top 12 firm. Tether hopes that these measures are enough to assuage fears of a Terra-style collapse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circle&#8217;s stablecoin USDC appears to be waxing strong as it surpassed Tether&#8217;s USDT in numbers of daily transactions on Ethereum for the first time, according to Nansen. Alex Svanevik, the CEO of AI, highlighted on Twitter . This is the most recent in a series of bad events for Tether. USDT continues to lead in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":30348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[1106],"class_list":["post-30345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-altcoin-news","tag-usdc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USDC.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}