{"id":94514,"date":"2026-02-20T19:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94514"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:05:20","slug":"usdt-supply-nears-largest-monthly-decline-since-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/usdt-supply-nears-largest-monthly-decline-since-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"USDT Supply Nears Largest Monthly Decline Since 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The market supply of the stablecoin<\/a> USDT from Tether<\/a> decreased by $1.5 billion in February, according to Bloomberg<\/a>, citing data from Artemis Analytics.<\/p>\n

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Source: Bloomberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In January, the coin’s market capitalization also fell by $1.2 billion. <\/p>\n

If the trend continues, USDT could record its largest supply drop since December 2022 by the end of the winter month. Back then, following the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange<\/a> led by Sam Bankman-Fried, investors withdrew $2 billion from Tether’s flagship asset.<\/p>\n

The total capitalization of the stablecoin segment increased from $302.9 billion to $304.6 billion in February. The supply of USDT’s main competitor, USDC from Circle<\/a>, rose by nearly 5% since the beginning of the month to $75.7 billion.<\/p>\n

Tether’s coin maintains dominance in the segment with a capitalization of approximately $183 billion. The figure peaked at around $187 billion in early January. However, by the end of 2025, USDC surpassed<\/a> USDT in on-chain transaction volume \u2014 $17.3 trillion versus $12.9 trillion.<\/p>\n

The stablecoin sector received a significant boost in 2025 thanks to the friendly policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, who prioritized stablecoins. In July, the president signed the Genius Act<\/a>, establishing regulatory frameworks for pegged tokens.<\/p>\n

At the end of January, Tether introduced<\/a> a federally regulated stablecoin, USAT, for the U.S. market. According to CoinGecko<\/a>, the asset’s capitalization remains stable at a modest ~$20 million. In comparison, the supply of the Trump family’s<\/a> World Liberty Financial stablecoin, USD1<\/a>, launched in May 2025, has already surpassed $5 billion. Blockstreet co-founder Kyle Clemmer believes that by the end of Donald Trump’s second term in 2028, USD1 will dominate the segment<\/a>, overtaking USDT and USDC.<\/p>\n

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Source: CoinGecko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the end of 2025, Tether’s net profit exceeded $10 billion<\/a>. The company accumulated a reserve of 148 tonnes of physical gold<\/a>, according to Jefferies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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