DeFi· ★★★· bearish·

USDC circulation falls by 500M in a week as Circle mints $12.8B

  • —Weekly USDC issuance was about $12.8B versus $13.3B in redemptions
  • —Circulation fell by roughly 500M to $72B
  • —Reserves of $72.2B include $36.1B in overnight repo and $25.9B in short-term Treasuries
  • —Deposits at systemically important banks total about $9B
Why it matters: Shrinking supply of the largest stablecoin points to liquidity leaving the crypto market.
Source: PANews