{"id":80269,"date":"2023-06-15T14:15:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=80269"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:57:57","slug":"arbitrageurs-take-advantage-of-usdt-depegging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/arbitrageurs-take-advantage-of-usdt-depegging\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbitrageurs Take Advantage of USDT Depegging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stablecoin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-tether-usdt\">USDT from Tether<\/a> deviated from parity with the US dollar. The coin&#8217;s weighted average price fell to 0.995 (<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/tether\\\">CoinGecko<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\"><img decoding=\\\"async\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/03OuGfbz9hmtkryHLFLqhUWf1jSQ5-v8rj-yvsuHQdw83pyWuNjXSiFastAS4Juk4FaYx4NRCerLfcFeFkeDLCoAB5SIkDfAJRm_jVBFM-7hLe3Ai9E9DWte7k11_Nc4uz5NzNQlX3z2YHj6BZvQdbs\\\" alt=\\\"\u0410\u0440\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u0440\u044b \u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0434\u0435\u043f\u0435\u0433\u043e\u043c USDT\\\"\/><figcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\">Data: CoinGecko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Lookonchain experts noted that immediately after the depeg, an investor under the nickname czsamsun.eth shorted the coin on the DeFi protocol Aave V2. He borrowed 31 544 278 USDT and immediately swapped for 31 475 408 <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-usdc-stablecoin\">USDC<\/a> at a rate of $0.9978.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\" lang=\\\"en\\\">USDT is depegging!<\/p>\n<p>CZsamsun.eth shorted <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$USDT<\/a> on <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AaveV2?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#AaveV2<\/a> after USDT depegged. <\/p>\n<p>He borrowed 31,544,278 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$USDT<\/a> from <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AaveV2?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#AaveV2<\/a> and exchanged for 31,475,408 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$USDC<\/a> at a rate of $0.9978.<\/p>\n<p>And he deposited 10M <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$USDC<\/a> again on <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AaveV2?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#AaveV2<\/a>. <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/3rrfENocRk\\\">pic.twitter.com\/3rrfENocRk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1669228147265662976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Another user took advantage of the drop in the stablecoin&#8217;s price by borrowing USDC to buy USDT and repay the loan in the coin.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Another whale borrowed 50 million USDC on Aave for arbitrage of Tether&#8217;s stablecoin. He converted the assets into USDT in several tranches.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\" lang=\\\"en\\\">Whale\u00bb0xd275&#8243; borrowed 50M <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$USDC<\/a> from <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Aave?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#Aave<\/a> after <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USDT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#USDT<\/a> depegging and started buying <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$USDT<\/a> to arbitrage.<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Tqow2B9Ie\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/8Tqow2B9Ie<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/SD3jsT4scL\\\">pic.twitter.com\/SD3jsT4scL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1669230110606757890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Technology Officer of Tether and Bitfinex, Paolo Ardoino, calmly responded to the depeg of the stablecoin:<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\"><p>\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\"><p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarkets are nervous these days, so attackers can easily profit from the general mood. We at Tether are as always ready. Let them come, we will redeem any amount.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\" lang=\\\"en\\\">Markets are edgy in these days, so it\u2019s easy for attackers to capitalize on this general sentiment.\\nBut at Tether we\u2019re ready as always. Let them come.\\nWe\u2019re ready to redeem any amount.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paolo Ardoino ? (@paoloardoino) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paoloardoino\/status\/1669223742831042562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>On June 12, the issuer <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tether-authorizes-1-billion-usdt-to-replenish-reserves-for-cross-chain-token-swaps\">authorized 1 billion USDT<\/a> for issue with the aim of \u201creplenishing reserves.\u201d The total circulating supply is 83.5 billion coins.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In the first quarter, Tether reported a net profit <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tether-posts-1-48-billion-in-net-profit-in-q1\">in the amount of $1.48 bn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USDT stablecoin from Tether deviated from parity with the US dollar. 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