{"id":73126,"date":"2023-01-26T18:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=73126"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:22:16","slug":"study-finds-market-share-of-algorithmic-stablecoins-fell-tenfold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/study-finds-market-share-of-algorithmic-stablecoins-fell-tenfold\/","title":{"rendered":"Study finds market share of algorithmic stablecoins fell tenfold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The share<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-are-algorithmic-stablecoins\"> of algorithmic stablecoins<\/a> in the &#8216;stablecoins&#8217; segment plummeted from 12.4% just before<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/terras-death-spiral-how-and-why-luna-and-ust-collapsed\"> the TerraUSD crash<\/a> in April 2022 to the current 1.71%. Such estimates were provided by<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.cryptocompare.com\/media\/43977177\/stablecoins_jan_vf-2.pdf\\\"> CryptoCompare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"317\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-88-1024x317.png\\\" alt=\\\"image-88\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-196395\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-88-1024x317.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-88-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-88-768x238.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-88.png 1045w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\" \/><figcaption>Data: CryptoCompare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the peak, UST accounted for 79.8% of the algorithmic-stablecoin market.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the market capitalisation of &#8216;stablecoins&#8217; has declined for the tenth consecutive month. In December 2022, centralized platforms recorded outflows of $3.65 billion. Experts linked it to <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/forbes-binance-faces-mass-asset-outflow\">concerns about Binance&#8217;s solvency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"358\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-87-1024x358.png\\\" alt=\\\"image-87\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-196394\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-87-1024x358.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-87-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-87-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-87.png 1059w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\" \/><figcaption>Data: CryptoCompare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe decline in stablecoin dominance indicates that market participants are converting funds into riskier assets,\u201d explained the analysts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>USDT retains a leading position with a market share of 48.7% \u2014 a peak not seen since October 2021. The asset\u2019s market capitalization stands at $66.7 billion (up 0.82%), followed by USDC and BUSD with $43.1 billion (-2.27%) and $16.1 billion (-3.97%), respectively.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"><img decoding=\\\"async\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-89.webp\\\" alt=\\\"image-89\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-196396\\\"\/><figcaption>Data: CryptoCompare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the study, experts also touched on the \u201cstablecoin war\u201d after Coinbase introduced in December 2022 zero-fee transfers<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-invites-retail-customers-to-convert-usdt-to-usdc\"> for transferring Tether to USDC<\/a>. Prior to that, Binance rolled out automatic conversion<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/binance-to-auto-convert-usdc-usdp-and-tusd-balances-into-busd\"> of USDC, USDP and TrueUSD into BUSD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Bank of America<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bank-of-america-cbdcs-and-stablecoins-could-reshape-the-global-financial-system\"> researchers recognized<\/a> in digital currencies, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc\">CBDC<\/a> and stablecoins the natural evolution of money and payments. A similar view was also<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/visa-chief-foresees-a-significant-role-for-stablecoins-and-cbdcs-in-payments\"> presented<\/a> by Visa CEO Alfred Kelly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\\\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\u201d\\\" target=\\\"\u201c_blank\u201d\\\" rel=\\\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our Telegram \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The share{{AOPEN_1}} of algorithmic stablecoins{{ACLOSE_1}} in the &#8216;stablecoins&#8217; segment plummeted from 12.4% just before the TerraUSD crash in April 2022 to the current 1.71%. 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